Director, The Penn State Critical Materials Alliance
Core
Lead a university-wide interdisciplinary initiative to advance research, workforce development, and industry engagement across the critical minerals and materials value chain.
Role type
Director of a strategic university-wide alliance (equivalent to tenured Professor)
Builds
A nationally recognized interdisciplinary program and center of excellence for critical materials
Domain
Critical minerals and materials, energy technologies, advanced manufacturing, national security
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic vision, interdisciplinary team leadership, partnership development, large-scale research proposal leadership, advocacy, scholarship maintenance
Preferred skills
Multi-institutional research leadership, federal agency collaboration, industry partnership development, knowledge of supply-chain resilience and AI systems, workforce program development
Technologies
AI-enabled systems, supply-chain analytics
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic vision; build interdisciplinary teams; foster collaborative culture; expand partnerships with industry and federal agencies; lead large-scale research initiatives; coordinate strategic investments in infrastructure; advance educational and workforce initiatives; serve as spokesperson; maintain internationally recognized scholarship program
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
