Associate Director, Digital Innovation & Partnerships

George Mason University; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

George Mason University in Arlington, VA invites applications for Associate Director, Institute for Digital Innovation. The role leads transdisciplinary initiatives and partners with university leadership, faculty, and external stakeholders to catalyze research-to-impact efforts.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will develop programs, manage cross‑functional teams, and build strategic collaborations with government, industry, and nonprofit partners to advance digital innovation across

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relevant experience (generally 4+ years) managing transdisciplinary research teams and/or partnership development.
• Broad knowledge of digital innovation, computing, and technology.
• Strong program and/or project management skills with the ability to manage multiple, simultaneous work streams.
• Ability to effectively coordinate, communicate, and collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators, sponsors, and stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Works with the IDIA Executive Director, local Academic units' leadership, and faculty to identify strategic opportunities for building capacity, developing, and scaling faculty-led transdisciplinary research initiatives.
• Develops programs with external partners that support transdisciplinary research and scholarship within the IDIA community.
• Supports the development of solutions to advance GMU's Grand Challenge Initiative.
• Identifies opportunities and prepares proposals to resource partnerships, programs, and initiatives.
• Provides program management support to help faculty rapidly launch newly acquired large-scale transdisciplinary grants.
• Communicates regularly with the IDIA community to ensure full participation and active engagement; and
• Supervises program support staff and student workers as needed.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder collaboration

Written communication

Oral communication

Transdisciplinary research

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

George Mason University in Arlington, VA invites applications for Associate Director, Institute for Digital Innovation. The role leads transdisciplinary initiatives and partners with university leadership, faculty, and external stakeholders to catalyze research-to-impact efforts.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will develop programs, manage cross‑functional teams, and build strategic collaborations with government, industry, and nonprofit partners to advance digital innovation across