Executive Director, Human-Robot Co-Adaptation Center

utaustin; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for the position of Managing Director of the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaption. This senior leadership role aligns the Center's strategy across six universities and the HERO facility network, coordinating education, outreach, industry, ethics, and advisory activities.

Reporting to the Center Director, you will drive execution across universities, research threads, and committees, proactively identifying needs and ensuring mission

Qualifications

• The Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation seeks a Managing Director as senior-most staff member.
• Coordinate across universities, research threads, HERO facility network, and advisory committees.
• Proactively identify key needs for the Center's success.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Center to visitors, university leadership, NSF, media, and government.
• Coordinate cross-center alignment and identify opportunities.
• Match resources to Center activities.
• Oversee Center activities, milestones, reporting, and dissemination.
• Establish cross-center processes and communication channels.
• Manage External Advisory Committee, Industry Advisory Board, and others.
• Organize annual planning, site visits, panels, and meetings.
• Provide operational direction to Center Staff.
• Build project management infrastructure to track progress.
• Track milestones, risks, decisions, and actions.
• Identify opportunities to engage staff with research teams.
• Assess progress toward Y1/Y3/Y5 goals.
• Coordinate budgets, subawards, expenditures, and contracts.
• Forecast and manage Center resources.
• Coordinate NSF reporting and institutional coordination.

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for the position of Managing Director of the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaption. This senior leadership role aligns the Center's strategy across six universities and the HERO facility network, coordinating education, outreach, industry, ethics, and advisory activities.

Reporting to the Center Director, you will drive execution across universities, research threads, and committees, proactively identifying needs and ensuring mission