The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research institute with a mission to ensure that data and AI work for people and society. We believe that a world where data and AI work for people and society is a world in which the opportunities, benefits and privileges generated by data and AI are justly and equitably distributed and experienced. We were established by the Nuffield Foundation in 2018, in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute, the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Statistical Society, the Wellcome Trust, Luminate, techUK and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
We have just launched our 2025-2028 strategy . Over the next three years, we will explore and evidence how data and AI interact with people and services; examine which models of governance work in the public interest; and identify and challenge power imbalances. We will challenge the stories we are told and sold about technology, investigating the complex realities of how data and AI technologies interact with real people and services.
In a time of changing and weakening institutions, Ada will bring evidence, rigour and new perspectives together as we seek to place people and society at the centre of decision-making about AI, amplifying the hopes, aspirations and fears of people as AI becomes intertwined with their everyday lives.
We will shortly be recruiting up to 4 new voluntary members to our Oversight Board, to join a group of diverse and talented individuals from different backgrounds to advise the Director and Executive and oversee the strategy, performance and remit of the Institute, ensuring that the Ada Lovelace Institute can continue to increase its impact. We will be particularly interested in candidates with skills/experience in the following areas:
- Strategic vision, with experience of strategic leadership and the ability to steer delivery at organisation level.
- Government/Civil Service policy experience and/or deep understanding of the practicalities of running front-line public sector services.
- Technical expertise, with an understanding of the development and deployment of data technologies and AI and /or of industry practice in this field.
- Academic experience, with a particular interest in some of the following: social science; computer science; AI; philosophy and ethics; related areas of legal expertise, is also desirable.
We are partnering with Green Park for these appointments, with recruitment expected to go live w/c 6th October 2025. Please register your interest below and you will be provided with further information once recruitment is live.