Managing Director

Job Posting Title:

Managing Director

Hiring Department:

Oden Institute

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Oct 01, 2024

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2029

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details:

General Notes

The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin seeks a Managing Director to oversee all administrative aspects of a new interdisciplinary institute-level initiative. The Institute will serve as a national nexus point for collaborative efforts to grow scientific Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure and knowledge and span multiple institutions of higher education, federal agencies, industry, and nonprofits/foundations. The Institute will accelerate AI innovations through domain-specific research while growing and nurturing the next generation of talent. The Managing Director will report to the Institute directors while working alongside faculty, administrative staff, steering committees, and other research and community stakeholders.

About The Oden Institute

The Oden Institute is an organized research unit that fosters interdisciplinary programs in computational sciences and engineering, computational medicine, computational geosciences, mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, data science, software engineering, and computational visualization.

About The University Of Texas At Austin And Benefits

The University of Texas at Austin is a nationally ranked, tier-one research institution and one of the largest employers in central Texas. UT is located in the heart of Austin, a vibrant city that frequently appears on lists of best cities to live and work. Committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic and talented workforce, the university offers competitive salaries and benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education and public service.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
  
  
  

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

Purpose

The Managing Director will play a key role in launching the Institute and in the organization and oversight of the research and education activities. This includes helping to implement a range of strategic and capacity building activities designed to promote AI research that includes enhancement of collaboration and team science, communication of research opportunities, milestone setting and evaluation, reporting, budget and finance management, and nurturing alliances between and among faculty and industry partners. The individual in this position will be expected to partner with the Institute directors to support program goals and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the directors, faculty, and other stakeholders in strategic planning, execution, and evaluation of Institute research objectives.
• Develop and manage the institute budgets. Oversee regular reporting to funding agencies.
• Coordinate resources across the various departments to promote collaboration.
• Serve as an institutional representative to the university community and external visitors and provide information and analysis to support formal partnerships with external entities.
• Serve as a liaison with sponsors, department offices and partnering institutions. Disseminate research opportunities and facilitate collaborations.
• Oversee the review of internal funding programs to catalyze research.
• Work with educational program managers to support educational initiatives including workshops, trainings, and development of new curriculum with domain experts.
• Organize internal research community building events (e.g., symposia, seminar series).
• Identify opportunities for collaboration with other academic centers and industry. Provide project management support for building formal partnerships.
• Support the University’s government relations and communications teams in conveying the vision, accomplishments and needs of the Institute and its initiatives.
• Participate in broader institutional initiatives, proposal and award applications, staff mentoring, and other administrative assignments.
• Hire, train and mentor staff as needed.
  
  
  

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Required Qualifications

Master’s Degree + two years of related experience or Bachelor’s degree + six years of related experience.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD degree (computational field, astronomy, or physics preferred)
• Two or more years of highly relevant program development experience
• University experience
• Strong organizational skills
• Significant experience in communication
• Experience with complex program development, management, and accounting
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Willingness and ability to work flexibly and on short notice in order to meet tight deadlines
• Experience with coding and/or website maintenance
  
  
  

Salary Range

$100,000 - $110,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Required Materials

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Contact information for three references; at least one should be a supervisor.
  
  
  

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.