Impact / Business Developer
Are you passionate about enabling research into real-life solutions? Do you enjoy developing collaborations between researchers and the public or private sector, in order to derive value for society? The Strategic Business Development (SBD) team at the University of Twente can offer you that opportunity.
Job description
We are looking for an impact (business) developer to work in the rolling-out of our UT Impact Domains. You will specifically work on developing the UT proposition and portfolio of the domain of Safety & Security, especially in the Defence sector and industry.
In this position, you will be part of the Impact Development team of the Strategic Business Development department. You will collaborate closely with the lead researchers within the Impact Domain, i.e. scientific staff from different UT faculties. Your main activity is to identify the key stakeholders inside and outside UT, and to connect these to further develop a portfolio of collaborative and lasting programs. Portfolio development also involves cross-expertise collaboration, i.e. teaming up with experts including grants advisors and project/program managers within SBD and beyond.
At present, the domain Safety & Security concentrates on R&I developments in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, notably their applications in society and technology, data-driven solutions for industry and digital security and its relation to societal safety and security. In general, we operate in the area between digitalization (developing and applying, often advanced, digital technologies) and digital transformations (where those technologies change processes and ways of working). It is in these areas where impact is often most profound.
Information and application
Your application, accompanied by an up-to-date CV and cover letter, can be sent via the link below.
A reference check or an assessment can be part of the procedure.
About the organisation
The Strategic Business Development (SBD) team works to increase the economic and social impact of the University of Twente by connecting the university’s outstanding research capabilities with the market and wider society, both in the Netherlands and beyond, in ways that are effective and distinctive.
SBD contributes specifically to the university’s broad knowledge transfer objectives by both increasing and expanding its strategic and sustainable partnerships with companies, funds, Top Consortiums for Knowledge and Innovation (TKIs), non-profit organisations such as hospitals, and government bodies at regional, national and international level.
SBD operates proactively, creating and responding to opportunities as they arise in order to generate impact and achieve the ambitions expressed in ‘Shaping 2030’. SBD acts in response to society’s demands and supports scientists in the initial phase of their collaborations.
SBD also provides expertise to the university’s organisation and its stakeholders with a view to shaping collaboration, ensuring that promising initiatives find their way within relevant faculties and/or research groups.
SBD creates new opportunities for the University of Twente, connecting external parties with the right scientific domains and positioning the Chief Development Officer as a leading ambassador for the organisation.
SBD believes in the power of collaboration both within and beyond the university. SBD’s role is one of facilitation, while providing direction and coordination wherever necessary, all in close collaboration with research institutes, faculties, research centres, Novel-T, HTT, and other parties.
In terms of organisational structure, SBD consists of a Chief Development Officer, Managing Director, Grants Office, Project Management Office, Impact Development Office and a secretariat. The team sources internal or external expertise as necessary. The Chief Development Officer works on a creative and cooperative footing with the directors and managing directors of the faculties, Novel-T and HTT. All of the groups and individuals involved engage in close and structured collaboration in multidisciplinary teams.
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