Mountain West HERC

The Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects provides centralized leadership and analytical oversight for the Courant Institute School's research funding portfolio, ensuring that data related to grants and sponsored projects is accurately managed, organized, and translated into clear insights for faculty and senior leadership. This position exists to strengthen Courant's research infrastructure by maintaining reliable systems for tracking awards and expenditures, producing regular reports, and coordinating closely with the Vice Dean of Research and the Chief Administration & Business Operations Officer to assess funding sources, guide strategic planning, and identify opportunities to create and expand programs or secure new funding in support of the Institute's research mission.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree

Required Experience:
7+ years Relevant academic experience or an equivalent combination. Must include experience with data analysis and developing communication and collaboration strategies.

Preferred Experience:
Experience in collaborative project development and working with colleagues across units or divisions in a university setting.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
The role requires substantial data analytics experience, a strong understanding of research grants and funding sources, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and willingness to acquire new technical skills in data analysis. It also requires the ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and interpret and implement policies and procedures. The Associate Director must be highly organized, detail oriented, and able to manage and prioritize complex projects while meeting deadlines. Strong research, writing, presentation, and problem solving skills are essential, as is the ability to communicate sensitive information diplomatically to stakeholders at all levels. The position demands a self starter who can work collaboratively across schools and central administration, lead inclusive cross departmental initiatives, resolve conflicts effectively, and build partnerships that support smooth coordination among internal and external constituencies.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
People skills, initiative, creativity, and the ability to think outside of the box in coming up with innovation and effective solutions. Professionalism and confidentiality with all levels of employees and outside groups.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $85,000.00 to USD $100,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

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About New York University

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life

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