Associate Director for Consulting

What you'll do

• Direct a senior team of computational research consultants on research support engagements.
• Lead planning and implementation for externally funded team projects and multi-institutional collaborations.
• Partner with leadership on strategic decision-making, budgeting, staffing, and service offerings.
• Draft proposals, plan project execution, and report on project outcomes.
• Monitor project progress and balance team commitments across various research initiatives.
• Deliver technical solutions including programming, code improvement, database options, and expert consulting.
• Support leadership and development activities for multi-institutional and externally funded projects.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 7-10 years of experience in advanced computing support, research consulting, and training.
• Project management experience, such as overseeing grants with deliverables and budgets.
• Ability to work with researchers on projects, proposals, and grants to ensure timely delivery of computational research support.
• Highly developed leadership and supervisory skills, including facilitation, team building, coaching, and performance management.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal skills, and demonstrated effectiveness in written and oral communications.
• Experience in a broad variety of computer environments, including local and national resources like National Cyberinfrastructure systems.
• Proficiency in computational programming and tools, including traditional HPC, cloud computing, and data analysis.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in a STEM field (preferred).
• Expertise in outreach activities (preferred).
• Experience writing proposals (preferred).
• Experience in cloud computing, including containers (preferred).
• Experience in HPC topics, such as parallel programming (preferred).