Executive Director, Princeton Quantum Initiative

Overview

The Princeton Quantum Initiative (PQI), a newly established administrative support structure, seeks an Executive Director (ED) to advance its mission of facilitating quantum research initiatives at Princeton. PQI's mission is to bring together the vibrant community of faculty and students across engineering and the natural sciences who work on a wide range of topics in quantum information science. Future quantum technology requires physicists, chemists, engineers and computer scientists, working in systems from atoms to superconductors. PQI’s aim is to foster variety of collaboration across different departments as well as provide support through different programs to make such collaborations successful. More information about the initiative and the faculty involved can be found at https://quantum.princeton.edu.

The Executive Director (ED) will work with two co-Directors in devising and executing the strategic direction of the initiative. The ED will act as a creative problem solver, will help to envision and develop new programming, coordinate new interdisciplinary initiatives, and establish and manage marketing and branding strategies. The ED will develop and manage the initiative's budget in coordination with the Directors, oversee grant proposal production, and handle day-to-day operations. Responsibilities also include cultivating research collaborations, managing communications, representing the Directors at meetings and public events, and overseeing reporting for both University and external stakeholders.

Leading the administrative as well as the operational aspects of the initiative, the Executive Director creates and owns processes to drive greater coordination, interactions, and communication. The Executive Director will develop and manage PQI's budget; supervise the administration of research activities, academic program activities, and core facilities; and they will steer the PQI narrative, overseeing content development for internal and external stakeholders. The Executive Director defines and measures success through metrics tracking and reporting.

The Executive Director reports directly to the Quantum Initiative Co-Directors, with a secondary reporting relationship to the Director of Academic Administration.

Responsibilities