Associate Director of Research Project Management

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Project Management 🗓️ June 24th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Associate Director of Research Project Management. This role leads the Research Project Management Group at RENCI, overseeing large federal- and state-funded research projects, managing staffing and operations, and expanding collaborations and funding. The Associate Director supervises direct reports, supports strategic goals, and interacts with government and industry partners to advance research initiatives.

Highlights

Lead and oversee the Research Project Management Group at RENCI, managing large collaborative projects.
Manage staffing, budgets, and day-to-day operations of federally funded research projects supported by NIH, NSF, and others.
Supervise 3 to 7 direct reports including staff development and resource deployment.
Interact with federal agencies, universities, government, and industry partners to grow RENCI's funding portfolio.
Support proposal development, project planning, risk management, and reporting for complex projects.
Utilize project management tools like Monday.com and Jira, and identify new technologies to support projects.
Minimum education requirement: Master's degree or Bachelor's with 0-2 years' experience, or equivalent education and experience combination.
Preferred qualifications include 3+ years in project management, PMP certification, and experience in federally funded and academic projects.
Work closely with the Office of the Director to align with RENCI's strategic goals.
Department: Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Chapel Hill, a leader in data science and cyberinfrastructure research.