Associate Division Chief - Open Rank (Senior Level)-EOSL-Onsite

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Photonics and Microelectronics Division (PMD) in the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) of GTRI is searching for an Associate Division Chief. PMD performs advanced research that involves the design / development / fabrication / packaging of new materials and microelectronic device technologies, photonic integrated circuits, RF/millimeter-wave devices, and spacecraft hardware. These components and fully functional sub-systems are used in a variety of applications for aerospace and national security platforms. The RFPAM team is skilled in design, simulation, fabrication, packaging and measurement of RF and photonic ICs and subsystems, fiber optics, processing RF signals in the optical domain, fiber comms, building optical & RF systems & subsystems with discrete components & ICs, the chemistry/physics/synthesis of materials, and the physics/reliability/ forensics analysis of III-V & CMOS devices.

Our division is a leader in both the Georgia Tech-wide space & microelectronics communities, each of which includes several labs within GTRI, as well as academic departments such as Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, the Packaging Research Center, and the Institute for Electronics and Nanoscience, and others. GTRI offers a dynamic, collaborative environment, where research faculty generate new ideas for projects to serve the needs of the warfighter, with opportunities to perform on projects outside their division to broaden their knowledge & experience.

Job Purpose

Lead multiple sponsored research projects. Assist Division Chief with operations including overhead budget management, hiring, AIS support and facilities management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Division space and facilities including moves, furniture, office assignments and equipment
• Manage Division overhead budgets including RMA, Professional Development and Materials and Supplies
• Ensure sponsored research projects are appropriately supported
• Assist Division Chief with hiring

Additional Responsibilities

• The Associate Division Chief will be responsible for assisting the Division Chief in the day-to-day operations of the division, which generally include oversight of sponsored and internal research, program development, sponsor relationship management and the recruiting, administration and leadership of technical research faculty. This position will have administrative oversight of the division’s personnel, consisting of three branches and approximately 25 researchers.
• Prepare and deliver division Monthly Project Status Reviews (MPSRs)
• Assist the Division Chief in the development and execution of a strategy for the growth and sustainment of division work that achieves EOSL and GTRI goals and objectives
• Coordinate with lab management, computer support, sponsored research support, lab operations, facilities, communications, research security, human resources, and other support organizations
• Conduct recruitment, hiring, termination, and administration of personnel
• Oversee administration of personnel programs includ