IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation-ASPIRE
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About Aspire - IITB Research Park Foundation (IITBRPF):
In 2016, the Ministry of Education entrusted IIT Bombay with a pivotal mission: to establish the Research Park within the sprawling campus in Powai, Mumbai. This led to the creation of ASPIRE – the IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to catalysing innovation and research with real-world impact.
Inspired by globally successful research park models, ASPIRE (Applied Science Park for Innovation Research & Entrepreneurship) emerges as the epicenter, that connects knowledge, expertise, and resources seamlessly, fostering a strong and collaborative industry-academia ecosystem with a global outlook.
We cultivate R&D partnerships which evolve into a thriving innovation hub, advancing technologies with meaningful societal impact. Our industry-centric workspaces facilitate collaborative development, while students gain invaluable corporate research exposure, enriching the nation’s talent pool. It’s a dynamic ecosystem where academia, industry, and students converge to drive innovation and uphold academic excellence.
Job Description:
Provide subject-matter depth and thought leadership in a designated research domain, AI/ML. Act as the bridge between cutting-edge academic research and industry application, ensuring that ASPIRE’s thematic focus areas are translated into high-value collaborations, projects, and innovation outcomes. The Thematic Expert will curate opportunities, mentor engagements, and shape the narrative of ASPIRE’s domain leadership, positioning IIT Bombay as a trusted partner for industry and government stakeholders.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Academic-industry interface: Identify high-potential faculty, labs, and research outputs at IIT Bombay; connect them with industry needs to catalyze collaborations.
• Domain leadership: Track global and national trends in the thematic area, distill insights, and translate them into actionable opportunities for ASPIRE and its partners.
• Knowledge dissemination: Represent ASPIRE at conferences, workshops, and industry forums; contribute to thought leadership through white papers, position notes, and curated events.
• Cross-disciplinary integration: Collaborate with other thematic experts to foster projects that span AI/ML domain. Also, collaborate with SINE, EO and other external facing organizations to drive engagements across IIT Bombay in the thematic area.
Success Indicators:
• Increase in industry-sponsored engagements (projects, consultancy, grants, partnerships) in the thematic area.
• Recognition of ASPIRE and IIT Bombay as a go-to partner in the domain, evidenced by visibility in industry forums.
• Translation outcomes: Demonstrable movement of academic research into industry adoption.
• Stakeholder satisfaction: Positive feedback from faculty, industry partners, and government agencies on thematic engagement.
• Cross-domain impact: Increase in interdisciplinary projects and initiatives that leverage multiple thematic areas for higher-value outcomes.
Skills and Expertise:
• Preferred Doctoral degree holders, with masters in related field and two to three years of experience.
• Ability to collaborate with teams in a multi‐cultural, multi‐disciplinary environment.
• Ability to work in partnerships.
• Strong analytical and persuasion/negotiation skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, motivate and advocate.
• Ability to succeed in often interrupt driven, ambiguous, and highly flexible environments.
• Ability to work and deliver independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to tailor AI solutions to meet industry-specific needs and to understand the nuances of the data they are working with.
We are an equal-opportunity employer.
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