Research Program Manager
Core
Lead and grow Furhat's research funding and academic collaboration ecosystem, managing EU-funded projects and bridging the scientific community with internal teams.
Role type
Research Program Manager (Scientist with community building focus)
Builds
EU-funded research projects, academic partnerships, and a global research community
Domain
Social robotics, Human-AI interaction, Embodied AI
Deliverable
client delivery | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
EU project management, grant proposal preparation, academic consortium management, thesis supervision, stakeholder coordination, data reporting
Preferred skills
Social robotics domain knowledge, conversational AI systems understanding, event organization
Technologies
Horizon Europe, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, HRI, IVA, RO-MAN, Interspeech
Responsibilities
Manage active EU-funded projects and coordinate reporting/deliverables; Develop relationships with academic labs and track research publications; Identify funding opportunities and draft proposal sections; Organize research events (FurCon, workshops) and represent the company globally; Create quarterly insights reports and maintain an internal research impact dashboard
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
