Associate Director | ND Human Neuroimaging Center

• Full-time
• Division:
  Dean of Arts and Letters
• Job Subfamily:
  Research - Social/Behavioral Sciences - RE007
• Job Family:
  Research

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Whether contributing to world-class research, shaping the student experience, or supporting the University’s mission in other ways, you will be part of a dedicated team working to make a meaningful impact on campus and beyond. At Notre Dame, your work matters, and so do you!

The Human Neuroimaging Center at the University of Notre Dame is seeking an accomplished and collaborative Associate Director to provide leadership and coordination for the Center’s research portfolio alongside the Center Director. Reporting to the Center Director, this role serves as a primary point of contact for faculty and researchers utilizing the Center’s neuroimaging facilities and helps ensure programs are innovative, well-coordinated, and aligned with the University’s research mission.

About the Position:

The Associate Director supports high-impact interdisciplinary research in cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, computer science, and related fields. The role promotes best practices in neuroimaging methodology, data stewardship, and research compliance while facilitating the effective coordination of multiple concurrent projects and research partnerships.

Working closely with Center leadership, faculty investigators, technical staff, and administrative personnel, the Associate Director helps align research priorities with operational capacity and long-term strategic goals. The position fosters a collaborative, research-driven environment and plays an important role in advancing the Center’s scientific impact and sustaining its national and international research profile.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for the Human Neuroimaging Center research programs, ensuring methodological rigor and alignment with emerging trends in human neuroimaging.
• Partner with faculty investigators to shape short- and long-term research priorities and programmatic goals.
• Monitor developments in neuroimaging methods, open science practices, and research policy to inform Center strategy.
• Support University faculty in the development of grant proposals, including scientific aims, methodological approaches, timelines, and data-management plans.
• Assist with reporting requirements for funded projects, including progress reports, renewals, and compliance documentation.
• Identify funding opportunities aligned with the Center’s mission and communicate them to faculty and research teams.

Research Program Coordination

• Coordinate and support multiple concurrent neuroimaging research projects.
• Facilitate collaboration among faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and technical staff.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external collaborators and institutional partners.

Operational & Compliance Oversight

• Work closely with Center leadership, technical staff, faculty users, and administrative staff to align priorities with operational capacity and resources.
• Ensure research activities comply with Institutional Review Board (IRB), NIH, NSF, and University policies and standards.
• Support implementation of standardized workflows, protocols, and quality-assurance…