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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
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Managing Director/ Staff Associate
Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)
A Managing Director (MD) is sought for the EFRC, an interdisciplinary research center for polymer-based solar energy research, funded for 5 years by the U.S. Department of Energy starting August 2009. The Center tenure is renewable for an additional 5 years, based on a performance review in or about 2014. The MD will oversee and manage day-to-day activities of the EFRC, and act as a business and tactical advisor to the Co-Directors. As the top Center staff associate, the MD will supervise other employees (including the EFRC Photovoltaic Facility Director, a technical support position), coordinate the collective work of the Center's faculty investigators and report to the Co-Directors. The MD will also be expected to enhance visibility of the Center's research activities, establish partnerships with other research enterprises on campus, and foster relationships with government, industry, and technology communities to promote polymer-based materials for solar energy harvesting. The MD will lead efforts to build an industry affiliates program for commercializing Center research, working with the campus intellectual property office and Center for UMass/Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP). The MD will also coordinate work with the Center's partner investigators off-campus; periodic, Center-supported travel to these sites and occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary.
Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree in business, public administration, science, engineering, or a related field, with sufficient education in the physical sciences to discuss broad outlines of the Center's work with non-expert audiences. 5-7 years experience needed in managing academic and/or technology programs, projects, and enterprises, with a strong work record of demonstrated competence, professionalism, and teamwork. Proven abilities with technical report writing and related business communications are critical. Completion of professional development training in technology licensing and sponsored research administration is desirable but not required. Experience interacting with science-based industry is a plus. Other skills needed include high levels of tact and diplomacy, strategic organizational skills, competence in financial and administrative processes, competence in Microsoft Office applications, and a strong teamwork personality.
Salary range commensurate with skills and experience. The priority deadline for the position is October 31, 2009 but applications will be accepted beyond that date until the position is filled. Send cover letter, resume and the names and addresses of three professional references to: Search 38327, Employment Office, Room 167, Whitmore Administration Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170. The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer; women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
