Executive Director, Academic Technologies, Innovation & Research Computing

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.

The Executive Director position for Academic Tech, Innovation and Research Computing serves to support a strategic focus on the research and academic technologies of the Institute by partnering with research and academic entities, and leading and executing the aspects of IT strategy that enable the Institute to achieve its research, teaching and learning, and innovation goals. Responsible for establishing group/departmental/division goals, determining the resources needed to meet those goals, assessing group/departmental/division performance feedback, and making pay decisions. This position will interact on a regular basis with: staff, researchers, faculty, and students. This position typically will advise and counsel: staff This position will supervise: staff

Job Duty 1 -
Formulate technical strategy that is responsive to the needs of the Institute and demonstrates a forward leaning view of technology having direct impact on and responsibility for, research funding and general institutional funds.

Job Duty 2 -
Plan, guide and create a long-range vision and develop it into an executable strategic research, digital learning, and enterprise innovation program for the Institute cyber-infrastructure strategic execution.

Job Duty 3 -
Create and oversee the Enterprise Innovation Center.

Job Duty 4 -
Enhance the regional and national brand reputation of Georgia Tech with current and future constituents in academia, government, and the private sector at relevant events.

Job Duty 5 -
Support the department vice president in conducting programmatic, financial, technical, and business reviews of proposed and funded projects, for a program that explores and cultivates new research that develops and transitions the strategic research vision.

Job Duty 6 -
Present research in strategic direction and technical overviews at professional and technical meetings.

Job Duty 7 -
Identify opportunities for technical integration among initiatives across the technology, research, and academic portfolios of all colleges.

Job Duty 8 -
Responsible for leadership and management of technology teams staying current with technological knowledge and application development.

Job Duty 9 -
Act as a trusted liaison between enterprise information technology and Georgia Tech researchers and faculty.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, in related field or combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
10 or more years of job-related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or in a related field.

Preferred Experience
15 years or more of job-related experience and R-1 academic experience.

Support the development and maintenance of AI infrastructure at Georgia Tech, ensuring alignment with institutional research goals.
Provide strategic and operational support for an AI supercomputer, enabling cutting-edge AI research, nationally.
Design and implement research computing infrastructure that meets current and emerging compliance requirements, including data security and privacy standards.
Bridge the gap between academic and research computing by building integrated, seamless infrastructure that supports both domains effectively.
Serve as an innovative collaborator who can partner across campus, the University System of Georgia (USG), and the broader higher education community to advance shared computing goals.

KNOWLEDGE
Demonstrated knowledge of research cyber infrastructure expertise and familiarity with cyber missions. Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, research projects that were focused on information technology, software technology, assurance, cyber and/or software engineering

SKILLS
This job requires excellent leadership capability, communication, facilitation, and collaboration, program/project management, and business analysis skills. Also the ability to executing as appropriate in the areas of responsibility; a strong commitment to team leadership and organizational development; extensive knowledge of, as well as system life cycle management; strong budget planning, financial management and resource management skills; expert knowledge of current and emerging technologies, technology directions and strategic application to business needs; advanced knowledge of business operations and processes; exceptional project management skills, including the ability to effectively deploy resources and manage multiple projects of diverse scopes in a cross-functional environment, ensure effective change management and communications; ability to improve operational efficiency and service delivery effectiveness across all lines of digital business and technology platforms; and excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technology solutions in business terms, establish rapport and persuade others.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

$190,046 - $218,000 dependent on experience and preferred skills

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening