Technology Transfer Manager (Grade 15) in the office of the DVC: Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnership at Rhodes University

• The Manager: Technology Transfer (TT) is responsible for the management and commercialisation of the University’s Intellectual Property (IP).  
• The Manager: TT oversees the IP protection strategy for innovations as well all IP registration activity such as patent registrations.  
• The Technology Transfer Manager will oversee the protection of innovations through disclosure, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, technology development and collaboration agreements, joint venture agreements and licensing agreements.  
• Responsibilities also include defining, obtaining required approval for, and implementing commercialisation strategies, including negotiating licence deals and creating spinouts.  
• The Manager: TT will work with the DVC: RI&SP and TT Steering Committee to entrench and strengthen the activities of Technology Transfer.

The requirements:

A B. Degree, (Masters is preferable) in Science or Engineering and/or a Business-oriented qualification, plus 3 years’ relevant experience where such experience includes: -

• Technology transfer and Commercialisation of innovations.
• Evaluation of innovation and IP management.
• Data-base creation, and data management.
• Financial management (to include budgets, tracking and costing and reporting).
• Project-management experience.