AI & Creative Tech Lead for Education & Research

Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Digital Arts team seeks a Technical Services lead for AI & Creative Technology (CreaTech). You will develop, adopt and embed the AI specialism across education, research and knowledge exchange, collaborating with senior academics to shape its future direction.

You will lead with demonstrable expertise spanning AI software development and creative technology, guiding staff and students in industry-standard AI workflows and tools, and coordinating

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership ability across AI and creative technology initiatives.
• Experience leading AI or CreaTech projects and setting strategic direction.
• Ability to instruct and upskill staff and students to industry-standard AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction of the AI & Creative Technology specialism.
• Plan and manage work across both AI and creative technology disciplines.
• Support staff and students in developing industry-standard AI and creative technology skills.
• Coordinate matrix management of team members and projects.

Skills

Leadership

AI software development

Project planning

Matrix management

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Hugging Face

CUDA

ComfyUI

Stable Diffusion

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Digital Arts team seeks a Technical Services lead for AI & Creative Technology (CreaTech). You will develop, adopt and embed the AI specialism across education, research and knowledge exchange, collaborating with senior academics to shape its future direction.

You will lead with demonstrable expertise spanning AI software development and creative technology, guiding staff and students in industry-standard AI workflows and tools, and coordinating