Associate Vice President, Research Computing and Emerging Technologies

Job Title:

Associate Vice President, Research Computing and Emerging Technologies

Location:

Kennesaw, Georgia
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Job

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

Come Take Flight at KSU!

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Provides strategic leadership for the technology services, platforms, and partnerships that advance the university's research mission. This role serves as the primary IT leader for research enablement, working closely with faculty, research administration, academic leadership, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and external partners to support high-performance computing, research data management, secure research environments, advanced analytics, automation, and emerging technologies. Responsible for developing and executing a research technology strategy that aligns with institutional priorities, expands support for sponsored research, improves the researcher experience, and ensures that technology investments are scalable, secure, sustainable, and responsive to evolving needs.

The role also leads exploration and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, advanced computing platforms, cloud research environments, and other capabilities that may enhance teaching, research, innovation, and institutional effectiveness. Bridges research, technology, security, and innovation to help the university grow its research enterprise while preparing for the next generation of digital capabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• 1. Leads develops and executes institutional technology and research computing strategies, translating vision into actionable roadmaps with measurable outcomes that support academic, research, and institutional goals
• 2. Partners with faculty and research leadership to understand needs and remove technology barriers
• 3. Advances secure research environments for regulated data, including CUI and other compliance requirements
• 4. Strategic oversight of research platforms such as HPC, cloud computing, data storage, analytics, and collaboration tools
• 5. Evaluates emerging technologies and translates them into practical institutional capabilities
• 6. Builds governance, standards, and sustainable funding models for research technology services
• 7. Coordinates with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise applications, sponsored programs and grants, academic technology teams to develop, implement, and support technology solutions that advance the university's research, teaching, and institutional priorities
• 8. Develops partnerships with vendors, peer institutions, consortia, and funding agencies
• 9. Measures impact through service adoption, researcher satisfaction, grant support, compliance readiness, and operational outcomes

Educational Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Computational Science and Engineering, Scientific Computing, Computer Science, High-Performance Computing, or other related field.

Required Experience

Ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in research computing, information technology, or a related field. Proven ability to lead complex technology organizations, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver innovative, scalable solutions that support research and institutional goals within higher education or similarly complex environments.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• ISACA Certified in Emerging Technology (CET)
• Cert Nexus Certified Emerging Technology Professional (CETP)

Preferred Educational Qualifications

An advanced or terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

ABILITIES

Able to effectively convey complex technical concepts and strategic initiatives to executive leadership, faculty…