Fundamental to this role is the ability to find solutions to complex operational problems in an innovative way. You will draw upon a wide range of science and engineering related disciplines to address the needs of frontline officers and staff. You will take their operational requirements, identify academic & industry partners to collaborate with and be the technical lead responsible for the development and delivery of research projects. As a Higher Research Technologist, you will be working with a wide range of stakeholders and will need to assess and adapt to each type of audience. You will be someone who can readily engage and win support of others. You will be working with some of the UK’s prominent academics & industry partners, so you will need to be able to communicate at their technical level. Close partnership working with our operational teams means you will need to maintain momentum when delivering research projects. This enables us to deliver elements of the operational solution quickly to maximise beneficial outcomes for policing and the public.
Typical Responsibilities
- Identify potential technology research opportunities suitable for policing and TRI
- Identify relevant technology specialisms within UK academia & industry and create & maintain professional and positive working relationships with academics & industrial partners
- Manage and work with academics, research institutes, external innovators, TRI staff & other colleagues in the MPS and sometimes nationally to deliver technology research projects for TRI
- Be responsible for the entire lifecycle of research projects, including technically leading and project managing
- Organise handover of prototypes for operational design and delivery
- Support TRI staff and projects in technical areas of the role holder’s expertise and line management
- Develop test strategies
- Conduct rigorous testing necessary for validating external testing results and for determining the viability of transitioning research outputs at TRL 4‑5 into operational solutions at TRL 6‑7
- Perform scientific comparative studies on potential technology solutions at TRL 6‑8
- Conduct in‑house research for smaller projects at TRL 4‑5
- Assess the feasibility of research proposals including technical and non‑technical factors, e.g. human factors which may impact the success of a research project
- Manage stakeholders, gather customer requirements and document both technical and non‑technical factors
Benefits
- Starting salary £63,409 including allowances totalling £3,009 (basic £60,400, location allowance £2,009, non‑pensionable allowance £1,000)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 33 days after 5 years), plus bank holidays
- Contributory Civil Service Pension
- Long‑service rewards
- Paid overtime available
- Eligible for Blue Light Card
- Sponsored membership to a professional body
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