Group Leader, Plant Phenotyping

About the Company

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Food Security, Climate Change, and AI & Robotics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the automated phenotyping function, delivering robust analytical capabilities for whole plant, plant cell, and plant tissue culture.
• Develop and implement image and sensor-based phenotyping strategies and workflows.
• Recruit, lead, and mentor an interdisciplinary team spanning biology, engineering, data science, and automation.
• Develop and maintain pipelines for processing phenotyping data with emphasis on reproducibility and version control.
• Direct research activities by supervising projects and overseeing delegated group tasks.
• Manage research programs through stage-gated milestones and resource allocation (personnel, equipment, and budgets).
• Foster collaborations across EIT Oxford and the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem.
• Work with translational teams to identify and protect intellectual property for commercial opportunities.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a leader of research groups within academia or industry.
• Recognized thought leader in the field of plant science or phenotyping.
• Demonstrated ability to manage scientific output for teams of PhDs and postdoctoral researchers.
• Experience delivering long-term strategic research programs.
• Experience managing large, interdisciplinary teams of researchers and scientists.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience developing partnerships with engineering and technical partners.
• Proficiency in project management, communication, and resource allocation.
• Ability to build strong internal and external professional relationships.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, travel allowance, and bonus
• Enhanced holiday options
• Pension, Life Assurance, and Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance and Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services and Perk Box
• Electric Car Scheme and Childcare benefits
• Access to state-of-the-art laboratories and substantial core funding