Branch Head -EOSL - Open Rank (Mid-Senior Level)

Job Purpose

Lead multiple sponsored research projects. Manage Branch (7-15 FTE) administrative activities including hiring, appraisals and sponsored project success.

Key Responsibilities

• Recognized SME in technical domain.
  • Lead and/or contribute to white papers and proposals
  • Seek out and respond to opportunities for new research
  • Support presentations and travel to support new business development
  • Ensure that the branch is continuing to pursue new and novel research efforts through judicious use of internal R&D funding
• Lead branch hiring activities including development of position vacancy announcements, resume reviews, interviews and onboarding
• Determine branch hiring needs
• Lead role on manpower planning for branch personnel
• Conduct staff appraisals
• Support Monthly Project Status Review meetings
• Coordinate with division leadership as required

Additional Responsibilities

• Develop and execute plans for the growth and sustainment of the branch that align with EISD, EOSL, and GTRI goals and objectives
• Drive internal research that focuses on branch, division, lab, and corporate strategic areas and develop long term personnel plans to meet objectives
• Develop and submit white papers and proposals to support program development
• Conduct performance evaluations for branch members
• Support mentoring, coaching, and training of branch members in technical and other areas
• Conduct recruitment, hiring, termination, and administration of personnel
• Oversee administration of personnel programs including security, ethics & compliance, pay & benefits
• Monitor projects and tasks executed within the branch, engaging outside the branch as required
• Conduct personnel planning for branch programs, projects, and tasks
• Provide leadership of internal programs, projects, and tasks to include management of branch overhead budgets and spending
• Communicate branch plans and progress to division and lab management
• Support project directors in division Monthly Project Status Reviews (MPSRs)
• Coordinate as needed, with division & lab management, computer support, sponsored research support, lab operations, facilities, communications, research security, human resources and other support organizations

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• EO/IR phenomenology analysis
• EO/IR sensor/system design and analysis
• Optical physics, modeling and simulation
• Other related fields
• Experience (3+ years) leading technical programs in a project management or technical leadership role
• Experience (3+ years) with business development activities and sponsor engagement
• Experience (3+ years) writing white papers and/or proposals
• Experience (3+ years) creating and delivering technical presentations

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience (5+ years) working with active and passive electro-optical systems including, but not limited to, LIDARs, infrared imagers, hyperspectral imagers, polarimeters
• Experience (5+ years) in one or more of the following areas:
• EO/IR phenomenology analysis
• EO/IR sensor/system design and analysis
• Optical physics, modeling and simulation
• Other related fields
• Experience (5+ years) working classified projects for a government research lab or working on classified DoW sponsored research programs
• Strong software development skills using one or more languages (e.g. Python, MATLAB)
• Experience briefing program activities directly to DoD sponsors
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on DoD sponsored programs

Travel Requirements

10% - 25% travel

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens. Clearance Type Required Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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