Director of Research Management and Engagement

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

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Director of Research Management and Engagement. The Director leads strategic, operational, and organizational initiatives for the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), overseeing research management frameworks, stakeholder engagement, and a large multidisciplinary team to support RENCI's research portfolio and strategic goals. The role requires close collaboration with campus partners and leadership to align resources, enhance research impact, and manage national user support programs in AI, data science, and scientific software ecosystems.

Highlights

Lead strategic planning, resource allocation, and organizational management for RENCI.
Design and improve institute-wide operational frameworks supporting sponsored research.
Serve as liaison with the OVCR Service Center to provide financial and personnel visibility for research projects.
Oversee teams managing stakeholder engagement, digital infrastructure, outreach, and program management.
Manage a research portfolio focused on national user support in high performance computing, AI, data science, and research software.
Supervise approximately 30 full-time staff along with contractors and domain experts.
Require a relevant post-Baccalaureate degree or Bachelor’s plus 3+ years of relevant experience in research administration.
Must have experience in high-level organizational management, strategic planning, multidisciplinary team leadership, and project management.
Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree in related fields, experience with research cyberinfrastructure, HPC environments, and workforce development in STEM.
Compensation is dependent upon qualifications; position is full-time, permanent staff with a 40-hour workweek.