RENCI Director

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ September 14th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC Chapel Hill is hiring a Director for the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), a collaborative research computing venture with Duke University and NC State. The director sets strategy and priorities for RENCI's work in high-performance computing, visualization, networking, and data systems, coordinating faculty, students, and staff across three research universities. The role also builds relationships with government, business, and community partners to advance RENCI's mission.

Highlights

Sets strategy and priorities for a collaborative research computing institute
Leads work spanning high-performance computing, visualization, networking, and data systems
Coordinates faculty, students, and staff across three partner universities
Leads a staff of about 100 and oversees an annual budget of nearly $20 million
Develops new funding sources and strategic partnerships