Director​/Sr. Director of Center Computing

Reporting to the Vice Provost of Research Partnerships &Planning and Chief Research Officer (CRO), Academic Affairs the Director of The Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) will assume a pivotal role at the University of Utah. This position willlead the strategic direction in research computing and data tosupport and advance the University's pioneering computational anddata-enabled research (both open and protected). The Director ofCHPC will provide visionary leadership, experience, strategic direction, and execution guidance to shape the future researchcomputing and data cyberinfrastructure across the University ofUtah.

They will provide resource and budget planning, faculty support, and expertise in research computing and data. The Director of CHPC will be a strategic thinker with an open and collaborativestyle who fosters teamwork, sustains a learning environment for growing number of staff and develops an open, engaged culture thatengenders trust from the broader university-wide research community.

This position may be filled at either the Director or Senior Director level, depending on the selected candidate'squalifications, experience, and demonstratedcompetencies.

The Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) at the University of Utah provides advanced computing and data systems and services that support cutting-edge scholarship and innovation across all disciplines. The CHPC partners with faculty,researchers, and institutional stakeholders to design and operate,scalable and performant computing environments that enabledata-intensive and computationally complex research. In addition to supporting traditional high-performance computing workloads, CHPCplays a critical role in developing and maintaining computationalenvironments for artificial intelligence (AI) and research with sensitive information that must meet federal and sponsor compliance requirements.

Through collaboration, technical expertise, and acommitment to service, the CHPC advances the University of Utah'sresearch mission by delivering reliable, trustworthy, and forward-looking research computing infrastructure.

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The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer, Academic Affairs, drives research growth across the University of Utah's Academic Affairs units. As part of an R1institution recognized for very high research activity, the officechampions research across colleges, builds partnerships, and bringspeople together around shared research priorities. The officeoversees a portfolio of research institutes, including the Centerfor High Performance Computing (CHPC), the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI), the Institute for Critical and Strategic Minerals (ICSM), the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI), andthe developing Interactive Digital Experience (IDX) institute.

Key responsibilities include strategic research planning, partnership development, institute oversight, and research enablement.

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