Director-Management

Michigan State University(MSU) • East Lansing, MI • 2h ago

Working/Functional Title

National Security Initiative (NSI) Director

Position Summary

The NSI will serve as a premier hub for collaborative engagement among academia, federal agencies, national laboratories, industry, and defense-oriented organizations. Through transformative research, talent development, and technology transition, the initiative will pursue high-impact opportunities aligned with critical national priorities. This is a rare opportunity to shape and lead a mission-driven organization from its formative stage into a nationally recognized center of excellence.

The long-term vision for NSI is to evolve into a nationally recognized federally-supported National Security research enterprise with multiple core competencies in the security sector. MSU seeks an accomplished, visionary, and entrepreneurial research leader to serve as the Founding Director of the NSI. The primary responsibility for this position and the initial focus will be to lead sponsored projects and build a team of researchers around Applied Artificial Intelligence. Specifically, a robust program is sought from the areas of Autonomous Rapid Manufacturing, Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure, and Data Analytics and Decision Intelligence for Defense Systems. The position will be a fixed-term academic appointment with rank commensurate with experience. It is expected that the internal funding support for the establishment of the NSI will become an organization sustained by sponsored research.

The Founding Director will serve as the strategic leader of the MSU NSI, responsible for establishing its vision, research directions, and external partnerships. Reporting to the Executive Director of the University Research Organization (URO), the Founding Director will work closely with university leadership, the NSI Governing Board, faculty leaders, federal sponsors, and industry stakeholders to advance NSI's mission and strategic growth. The successful candidate will bring a distinguished record of technical leadership in applied AI for national security-related research, innovation, and partnership development, along with the strategic insight and credibility necessary to position MSU as a trusted partner to federal agencies and national security stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Research Strategy and Program Development (40%)

Lead the development of high-impact, interdisciplinary research programs in applied AI aligned with national security priorities and the topics outlined above.

Guide and support proposal development efforts for large-scale federal funding opportunities.

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