Associate Director of Administration, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
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Oct 11, 2024 | |
Associate Director of Administration, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
APPLY Join Our Journey Cornell Research & Innovation creates an environment that unifies and advances Cornell's scholarship, research, and discovery through state-of-the-art core facilities, domain expertise, and partnership to enable innovation and impact. We leverage external funding and partnerships, enable interdisciplinary research, and ensure regulatory compliance. We collaborate to successfully translate and commercialize research through companies large and small, including startups launched by our entrepreneurial faculty, staff, and students. Our commitment to inclusive excellence makes this environment possible. The Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics is an interdisciplinary research center within Cornell Research & Innovation and one of the two research arms of the Physics Department. LASSP has 30+ faculty, 18 administrative & technical staff, 50-60 graduate students, and 50+ other academic professionals (research associates, postdoctoral associates, and visitors). LASSP is also the administrative home of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science (KIC) and the Cornell NEXT Nano Initiative, which are interdisciplinary, cross-university, and outward-facing programs. The combined annual operating budget for LASSP & KIC is approximately $15 million, of which about $11 million is grant- and contract- related. The Role The Associate Director of Administration in the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP) is the senior leader in charge of administrative functions for a lively, collegial research center. This role oversees all aspects of the department's day-to-day operations, including human resources, research grants and other sponsored programs, finance and budget, and facilities, while sustaining a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and supportive interactions. The person in this role partners with the Director to identify and implement strategic goals for the lab itself. At the same time, the Associate Director has ample occasion to collaborate with staff and faculty across the campus, with significant opportunities to build relationships and to advocate for positive policy/practice change. This role also provides administrative expertise to the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science (KIC). The successful candidate will be a thoughtful, approachable people-leader who:
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