Assistant Director of Outreach, Operations & Lab Technician - Norwich University

Location: Northfield, VT Category: Staff Posted On: Tue Mar 3 2026 Job Description:

Fulfills the mission of Norwich University by managing operations of the Cyber Institute, including information management, program coordination, assessment, and outreach for K-12 teachers and students run by the Leahy School.

The position is funded by the DoD SMC Cyber Institute Grants and is expected to continue through at least 2027.

Essential Functions

• Manages the daily operations of the Cyber Institute.
  • Tracks all Cyber Leader student activities and reports to the Director.
  • Coordinating with Cyber faculty and staff.
• Works with Director, Deans, ROTC Commanders, and Career Center to identify and recruit current students for DOD Cyber Institute program.
• Collects data for assessment.
• Tracks expenses.
• Maintains Cyber Institute Excel spreadsheets and SharePoint sites, and tracking and reporting information for the Director.
• Coordinates with local and regional schools and organizations (e.g. Girl Scouts, Scouting America, JROTC, Civil Air Patrol) to organize outreach activities for grades 7-12 teachers and students.
• Coordinates on-campus and external internships.
• Maintains communications including web content and a newsletter for the Cyber Institute.
• Advises the Cyber Institute students for Cyber Competency Skills and Certification Exams.
• Coordinates with the Office of Strategic Partnerships for program guidance and requirements.
• Be available in the lab for 2 hours per week to mentor and supervise student activities in a face-to-face or virtual mode.
• Attends Unit 1819/CTF/CLDP meetings once or twice per month during the evening.
• Makes equipment purchase recommendations for the CLDP lab based on the goals set forth here.
• Provides tech support and training for HTB (Hack the Box) in the lab.
• Provide guidance and supervision for student success using the HTB platform.
• Serves as a liaison between the Leahy Faculty and the students for HTB inclusion in the curriculum.
• Coordinates student research projects by serving as a liaison between Norwich faculty and students.

Other Functions

• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive or private information.
• Communicates with employees, students, and others in a respectful and clear manner.
• Serves on University committees, councils, workgroups, or other designated bodies as assigned.
• Achieves, maintains proficiency in, and utilizes computers, telephones, and other job-related equipment, including related systems and software.
• Speaks, reads, and writes in English.
• Communicates by telephone, email, letter, in person, or other means or device.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a Computer Science/Cyber/IT-related discipline required. Master's or Doctoral degree preferred.
• Military and/or industry experience in cyber operations
• Project management experience preferred.
• Ability to advise undergraduate students.
• Ability to teach introductory computer science or cybersecurity courses a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook)
• Able to sit, squat, reach, push, pull, and manipulate related equipment; lift 25 pounds; travel outdoors to various parts of the campus
• Work some evening or weekend hours
• Travel as needed (public or private transportation)

Environmental Conditions

• Indoor work at a computer workstation
• Low level of exposure to noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes.

Additional Information:

Norwich University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a positive education and work environment that recognizes and respects the dignity of all students, faculty and staff. Reasonable accommodations will be made for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at nuhr@norwich.edu for assistance.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now or in the future. A post offer, pre-employment background check will be required of the successful candidate.