This position is within FSU’s Department of Information Technology Services (ITS)

The Director of Research Technology provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the university's research technology support including research computing and cyber-infrastructure. This role is responsible for aligning IT services with the evolving needs of faculty, research centers, and sponsored programs. The Director will lead a team of asst. directors, managers, specialists, and faculty to collaborate with academic and administrative stakeholders to ensure robust, secure, and scalable research technology services and infrastructure.

The Director will develop and execute a long-term vision for IT support of research across the university and for specific departments/centers. They will serve as a key advisor to the CTO and Vice President for Research on technology trends and opportunities. Leads multiple teams in support of long-term vision and daily operations to include Maglab, RCC, Office of Research, Library IT, and department/center research IT support staff.

The Director will oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of HPC, GPU, storage, networking, and other technology solutions that support research across the university, including on premises and cloud-based solutions. This includes support across various domains including but not limited to data science, bioinformatics, engineering, life sciences, digital humanities, etc. These systems will ensure compliance with federal and state data and security policies such as HIPAA, FISMA, and CMMC when appropriate. Oversees associated budgets, procurement, auxiliary accounting, and vendor management.

Works closely with faculty and research staff to understand project needs, provide technical consultation, and ensure optimal use of campus and national cyberinfrastructure resources. Develop a plan for increasing the use of central resources across the University to include developing support and cost models that are flexible across multiple research support streams. Helps popularize and grow RCC to include cloud-based models for research support.

Works closely with the Enterprise Architect, Infrastructure Support, ISPO, and CTS teams to coordinate provisioning and deployment of enterprise services in support of research initiatives. Provides input on strategic directions for enterprise storage, virtualization, and database systems among other technologies to ensure future support for research and continued growth. Drives centralization of services where possible through close communication and partnership with ITS partners.

Working with various teams and departments across the university provide consulting and support for grant proposals, especially those requiring infrastructure and/or data management plans. Develop training and workshops for faculty and research staff to improve digital literacy and usage of available tools. Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration by creating shared services, repositories, and processes in support of multiple research activities.

Master's degree and five years of experience related to technology services or a Bachelor's degree and seven years of related experience. Two years of experience must be in a supervisory role.

Preferred candidate would have experience in an R1 research university with a large and varied research portfolio.

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!

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This is an A&P position.

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check .

FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.