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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are seeking a Deputy Division Head for the Geospatial, Image & Data Sciences Division (GIDS) of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University to assist the Division Head with directing research projects, supervising department heads, directing strategic initiatives, and maintaining relationships with external partners.  This deputy division position will report directly to the Head of the Geospatial, Image & Data Sciences Division and will be responsible for assisting the management of a 30+ person division of research engineers, scientists, technicians, and support personnel.  The successful candidate will have broad technical familiarity with aspects of division tasking and should possess deep technical skills in one or more specific components of a portfolio encompassing geospatial sciences, remote sensing phenomenology, computer vision, data sciences, data engineering, AI/ML testing and evaluation, and software systems integration. This position may be filled as either a Research and Development Engineer or a non-tenure Research Faculty.

CINO is a learning-centric organization that cultivates an environment where creative ideas and people thrive for the betterment of our national security mission. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of embracing and cultivating professionalism, teamwork, courtesy, and respect for their staff and others (e.g., subcontractors, vendors, collaborators, sponsors, etc.) In addition, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated approach to motivating and recognizing the contributions of all team members.

You will:

• Plan and direct research projects that have substantial impact that extends knowledge and understanding; plan, organize, and supervise the work of staff scientists, engineers and technicians 
• Coordinate research and development activities between disciplines involving exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches 
• Devise plan and lead work on extremely complex problems that impact the design success of current products or addresses broad design issues of future products or technologies 
• Maintain liaison with individuals and units within and outside project, with responsibility for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to own field 
• Propose and lead new initiatives; guide programs of national or international significance; identify future problems, research trends and opportunities