Associate Vice President for Research Computing
5 days ago
Job Title: Associate Vice President for Research Computing
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and mission-driven leader to serve as the Associate Vice President for Research Computing at Virginia Tech. The successful candidate will partner with researchers to increase the university's competitive advantage for grants and discover new opportunities for research computing in high-impact areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and visualization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide vision, strategy, and leadership for advanced research computing at Virginia Tech.
- Lead and coordinate the deployment and effective operation of high-performance computing, large-scale and archival research data storage, high-data-rate networking, visualization, research software and applications, and support services that advance the university's research competitiveness.
- Broaden the impact of research computing at Virginia Tech by increasing the diversity of users.
- Actively engage with the research community both within and external to the university.
- Facilitate a sustainable financial model for research computing at Virginia Tech that will balance recurring and one-time internal and external funding sources.
Requirements:
- M.S. in engineering, science, mathematics, or related field.
- Ability to lead within a complex organization with a focus on high-quality service, support, effectiveness, and innovation.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate with university leadership, research stakeholders, the university research community, and peers and other technology service providers.
- Experience with technology and services needed to support research computing and data at scale in an academic or other research environment.
- Ability to effectively organize and manage human, financial, and technology resources to achieve goals, including the ability to lead and supervise personnel and to manage budgets with multiple funding sources.
- Experience navigating compliance with protected data/software.
- History of success in working with sponsors to secure external funding for research and/or research infrastructure.
- Committed to supporting and promoting a diverse and inclusive campus community.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in engineering, science, mathematics, or related field.
- Experience supporting researchers using both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure.
- Experience using advanced research computing services as a researcher.
About Virginia Tech:
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity.
The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight colleges, a graduate school, a veterinary medicine college, a college of architecture and urban studies, and a college of engineering. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous research and outreach centers.
A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
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