Director, Research Cyberinfrastructure Center

🇺🇸 Irvine, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $154K - $250K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ November 4th, 2026

Research Infrastructure

Edtech.com's Summary

University of California - Irvine is hiring a Director, Research Cyberinfrastructure Center. The director leads UCI's Research Cyberinfrastructure Center, the campus service center that gives researchers access to scalable computing and data resources, filling the gap between department-sized systems and national supercomputer centers. The role reports to the Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer, sits on the CIO's senior leadership team, and works with groups such as the UCI Libraries and the Data Sciences Initiative.

Highlights

Provide overall direction and leadership for the Research Cyberinfrastructure Center, growing the research IT facilities and services it offers UCI faculty and research staff.
Oversee the center's research IT services and build collaborative service relationships with related groups, including the UCI Libraries, Data Sciences Initiative, Calit2, and academic schools.
Serve on the CIO's senior leadership team to connect research computing with educational technology and other campus services, and as an ex-officio member of the faculty governance bodies that oversee the center.
Evaluate and deploy emerging technologies and manage ongoing technology infrastructure acquisition and expansion.
Lead and develop a team of experienced technical professionals.
Advanced degree or equivalent experience, 10+ years of experience including leading a team, and typically 5-10 years managing in a research organization.
Deep knowledge of cluster computing, data storage, high-performance networking such as Infiniband, and the cloud services used in research computing.
Experience with the full research project life cycle, including identifying funding sources and writing grant proposals, and with publishing technical materials.
Expected pay range of $154,200 to $250,000.