Academic Partnerships & Research Lead

The role

You will lead the development of academic collaborations by working with leading institutions and research groups globally. You will design engagement programmes, collaborate on research projects, and build long-term partnerships with academics.

What you will do

• Lead the design and delivery of engagement programmes with academic partner institutions
• Collaborate directly with academic partners on research projects
• Build and develop long-term partnerships with leading academics, departments, and research groups
• Act as a primary point of contact for partner institutions
• Identify and engage high-potential students and early-career researchers
• Develop and scale the model for academic partnerships across institutions and regions
• Ensure alignment between academic engagement activities and broader research and talent objectives
• Work closely with internal teams to connect academic collaborations with QRT's research priorities
• Partner with the operations function to support effective delivery of programmes

Required qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or related field)
• Strong research background
• Experience managing or contributing to academic collaborations, research programmes, or university partnerships
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of how leading research institutions structure external collaborations
• Ability to shape and manage complex academic partnerships across institutions and regions
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Strong engagement with research and the academic ecosystem

Nice to have

• Experience working in globally distributed or research-intensive environments is advantageous

Benefits

• Initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance

About the company

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager. It is a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing.