Director, Core Research Facilities

About the role

The University of New Hampshire seeks an innovative and collaborative leader to serve as the institutional expert on research core facility development, management and operations. This role will provide strategic guidance to university leadership on building and sustaining a robust core facility infrastructure that advances the mission and reputation of the university.

Responsibilities

• University Instrumentation Center (UIC)

  • Leading strategic, budget, and business plan development
  • Estimating future budget and instrumentation needs
  • Reviewing forecasts, performance trends, and usage targets
  • Securing funding from internal and external sources
  • Ensuring compliance with government and university regulations
  • Maintaining and repairing instruments
  • Operating instruments for clients and/or training them in operation
  • Aiding in data analysis

• Core Research Facilities Network

  • Assessing the current landscape of UNH core research facilities
  • Developing a networked vision for core research facilities
  • Implementing recommendations for a professionalized, state-of-the art centralized network of research core facilities
  • Supporting sustainability and business models for existing core services
  • Increasing the visibility and utilization of UNH core research facilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of Business Management experience or Graduate degree in science or engineering with 6+ years of managerial and supervisory experience
• Deep understanding of analytical instrumentation used in chemistry, the life sciences or engineering
• Leadership or administrative track record, ideally with prior experience in developing or managing core research facilities within a university environment
• Experience developing cost models and business plans
• Track record of growing and managing business development and customer relationships
• Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships among stakeholders and partners on campus, and with external university, industry, government and/or non-profit sectors
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and public speaking skills
• Success in grant writing/proposal development and the acquisition of extramural funding