Director, Imperial Policy Forum

This is an unparalleled opportunity to shape policy, ranging from leveraging emerging technologies for human and planetary health, to addressing the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and automation, and ensuring equitable access to sustainable energy solutions.

Imperial, ranked among the global top ten universities, has a longstanding history of influencing and informing evidence-based policy across science, technology, engineering, medicine, and business (STEMB).

The Director will lead academic policy engagement across the university, aligning Imperial’s world-leading research and innovation with pressing policy challenges. By driving strategic policy initiatives, the Director will position Imperial at the forefront of addressing global issues, ensuring that the university’s research not only advances science but also delivers tangible societal impact.

This role will lead the Imperial Policy Forum, with a focus on establishing it as a recognised leader in applying STEMB to policy and innovation challenges. The Forum uses the latest evidence from Imperial’s academics to inform current policy conversations, working closely with the university’s four new Schools of Convergence Science in Human and Artificial Intelligence, Health and MedTech, Sustainability and Space, and Security and Telecoms.

Additionally, the Director will support the policy engagement activity for the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance (CSEP), a dynamic centre dedicated to developing science and technology-based industries that drive growth, productivity, and innovation. CSEP brings together the UK’s leading engineers, scientists, and economists with industry to co-design globally competitive sectoral strategies that contribute to UK growth.

In this role, the Director of Science Policy will also play a critical part in advancing Imperial’s global reputation for high-impact science and technology research, in support of the university's Science for Humanity Strategy, while developing a framework for science policy engagement at major international fora, including UNGA, COP, G7, and relevant summits on key policy areas such as AI, Quantum, and Clean Technology.

A leader with strong experience of the policy/public affairs environment who brings with them an understanding of the interaction between research and policy and a track record of policy influence and political impact

The opportunity to play a significant and influential role at a global top ten university.Flexible and supportive work environmentCompetitive salary and package of benefits:

For more details of the duties and responsibilities of this role please see the Job Description.