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Rutgers The State University Associate Vice President for Advanced Research Computing in New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Recruitment/Posting Title Associate Vice President for Advanced Research Computing
Job Category Staff & Executive - Information Technology
Department Office of Advanced Research Computing
Overview
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses.
For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication's 2023 list. Rutgers' commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation's military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Associate Vice President (AVP) for the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Reporting to the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer and in consultation with the Senior Vice President for Research, the AVP enables excellence and innovation with a strong, faculty-centered, efficient, high-performance research computing service portfolio involving computer hardware and storage, research software and high-touch support.Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Leads a team responsible for developing, managing, and delivering efficient, high-performance compute and research data management services to the Rutgers clinical and non-clinical research community.
  • Computational and data management services support Rutgers researchers, teaching faculty, students throughout the university's global network, and collaborators at other institutions.
  • Partners with Rutgers faculty, research departments, central and distributed information technology organizations, and programs to advance the institution's research enterprise.
  • Develops a deep and broad understanding of faculty, student, and staff expectations.
  • Understands the trends and disruptive forces in research computing and research data management.
  • Works with university leadership to develop research data governance policies and best practices.
  • Advocates for the use of centrally administered research computing hardware platforms.
  • Develops the requisite software infrastructure to support researchers.
  • Builds a shared, aspirational research computing support strategy for the university and develop a plan to bring this strategy to fruition.
  • Works to pursue grant funding for the benefit of Rutgers University and the research community it serves. And, given the current era of data sharing requirements amongst researchers.
  • Builds relationships with peer institutions and research partners throughout the country and the world, all while being mindful and intentional about the implementation of risk management frameworks and best practices.
  • Oversees the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), an Office of Information Technology division.
  • Leads a team of experienced research computing professionals to foster partnerships with pi s, researchers, and students to support their research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.
  • Creates and maintains a strategic plan and support a framework for research computing in direct support of faculty research throughout the global network.
  • Works closely with other units in OIT, Rutgers University research computing teams, and other partners and service providers to keep research computing at the leading edge in a technically and fiscally sustainable way.
  • Provides strategic leadership, fiscal stewardship, and operational oversight for OARC, which strives to create a seamless ecosystem that allows researchers to maximize the use of a suite of research computing resources with little friction and with minimal administrative overhead to manage rapidly changing compute, storage, network, and data and intellectual property security needs.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA Exempt
Grade 12
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 203065.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 256877.000
Annual Maximum Salary 310689.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to .
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Advanced degree; preferably Ph.D level but may consider master's level with significant and relevant work experience in the research field.
  • At least eight years of experience managing large-scale advanced research computing environments.
  • At least seven years of experience managing technical staff.
Certifications/Licenses
  • Use of personal vehicle in order to travel for business demands; a valid driver's license would be required for this position.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Experience managing budgets with multiple funding sources.
  • Experience in senior level leadership of clinical and/or non-clinical research.
  • Excellent organizational change management and project management skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to audiences with a wide range of technical skills and build support among a broad spectrum of users.
  • The ability to lead a high-performing, customer-oriented team dedicated to advancing the University's research mission.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively.
  • Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
  • Ability to adapt within a rapidly changing technical environment.
  • Ability to operate and communicate effectively while meeting deadlines and
    completing projects.
  • The financial acumen to build the team's economic model in ways compliant with grant
    funding and other funding sources.
  • Some experience collaborating in proposal development and grant submission
    and management (e.g., infrastructure grants).
  • Forward-looking views about, for example, opportunities created by AI and the
    implications of data science on academic disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in science, computer science, or engineering.
  • Experience working closely on collaborative clinical / translational applications.
  • Experience with large scale data warehousing.
  • Experience managing and protecting restricted data.
  • Experience working with faculty or clients in a computational domain.
  • Experience using HPC systems as a researcher.
  • Experience developing and delivering tutorials, workshops, and lectures on high
    performance computing at the institutional, regional, and national levels.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions
  • Clean Driving Record.
Posting Details

Posting Number 23ST3089
Posting Open Date 11/13/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
City Piscataway
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 , if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, p regnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address:

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, p regnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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