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An advanced non-profit technology community founded in 1996 by the nation’s leading higher education institutions, Internet2 provides a collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to solve shared technology challenges and develop innovative solutions supporting their research, educational, and community service missions. Today, Internet2 stands at the intersection of infrastructure and innovation, operating a state-of-the-art national research and education network while simultaneously advancing a comprehensive service portfolio spanning trust and identity solutions, cloud programs and services, research engagement initiatives, and community-building programs. This integrated approach enables Internet2 to deliver unique value that empowers its diverse membership, including universities, government agencies, regional networks, corporations, and leading research and education organizations.
About the Role
The Director of Research Infrastructure Partnerships provides strategic leadership for Internet2’s national cyberinfrastructure initiatives and international partnerships in support of Internet2’s efforts to advance opportunities to convene, collaborate, and partner with a wider array of research and education institutions. This role drives organizational impact by cultivating high-value partnerships across academia, government, and industry, advancing innovative grant-funded programs, and developing measurable service outcomes.
As a visible and influential leader in the research and education cyberinfrastructure community, the director will represent Internet2 within national cyberinfrastructure governance, working groups, advisory boards, and conferences. They will help shape best practices, strengthen community cohesion, and ensure that Internet2 actively contributes to the advancement of the U.S. research ecosystem through service innovation, data-driven insights, and collaborative leadership.
The director will also lead Internet2’s performance evaluation strategy ensuring that resource allocation, service performance, community benefit, ecosystem alignment, and research impact are clearly measured, communicated, and improved over time. They will work across internal teams to build a unified assessment framework that guides investment decisions, informs service evolution, and strengthens Internet2’s contributions to the national cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. This position will report to the Executive Director for Research Engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Direct strategies for engaging cyberinfrastructure resource providers at national laboratories, major facilities, commercial resource providers, funders, and other resource-providing stakeholders.
- Partner with other Internet2 cyberinfrastructure engagement initiatives to track and articulate emerging trends in research computing, data services, cloud integration, and advanced cyberinfrastructure to guide forward-looking programs and service evolution, both within Internet2 and nationally, across partners and funding agencies
- Advise Internet2 and partner cyberinfrastructure services to ensure alignment with community needs, member interests, and federal compliance.
- Represent Internet2 at conferences, working groups, and strategic meetings.
- Build, develop and lead a support staff, other resources and stakeholders to accomplish the goals mentioned above.
Resource Allocation, KPIs, and Impact Assessment
- Direct the design and execution of frameworks for allocating the resources of Internet2 services and for national cyberinfrastructure initiatives where Internet2 is enlisted as such.
- Develop KPI frameworks for Internet2 and partner national cyberinfrastructure initiatives, that define and measure metrics of service operations, participation, performance, and community impact.
- Inform and leverage clear, stakeholder-informed, and actionable analytics, dashboards, and reports to support strategic decision-making across the organization’s services and engagement with the research and education community.
- Champion a culture of data-driven continuous improvement.
Funding & Proposal Development
- Monitor and review opportunities from federal agencies (e.g., NSF, NIH, DOE), foundations, and private-sector programs to develop innovative grant opportunities that advance organizational priorities and benefit the R&E community.
- Lead or support the full life cycle of proposal development, including concept definition, writing, budgeting, compliance, and partner coordination.
- Manage funded programs under your purview to ensure successful execution, compliance, and measurable outcomes.
Key Competencies
- Strategic and systems-level thinking
- Collaboration and community-building
- Grant/proposal writing and resource development
- Program and project management
- Ability to translate community needs into actionable initiatives
- Participate in the leadership of support staff and other resources to accomplish the goals mentioned above.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- 15+ years of experience in cyberinfrastructure strategy, research support, metrics and reporting, grant development, or related roles.
- 5+ years direct leadership of high-impact teams.
- Proficiency developing and administering the eXtensible Resource Allocations Service (XRAS) platform.
- Ability to quickly build trust and collaborate with the research community
- Proven track record leading complex, large-scale collaborative projects in cyberinfrastructure, networking, or research computing.
- Demonstrated success in securing grant funding and building strategic partnerships across organizations and sectors.
- Strong communication, writing, facilitation, and relationship-management skills.
- Demonstrated success coordinating diverse stakeholders and driving shared outcomes.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Preferred
- Master's degree in Computer Science or other advanced degree.
- Experience in the R&E networking community, higher education, federal agencies, national labs, or non-profit technology organizations.
- Familiarity with advanced networking, high-performance computing, cloud services, data management, research software, or large-scale scientific collaborations.
- Experience structuring MOUs, consortium agreements, or multi-institutional initiatives.
- Ability to work independently while navigating complex stakeholder environments.
Salary Range / Pay Grade
Position Typically Pays: $160,800-$201,000
Starting pay is typically from the minimum up to the mid-point of the salary range and varies based on experience. The full compensation range below is posted for pay transparency.
$160,800 (Entry Point)-$201,000 (Mid-Point) - $241,200 (Max Point) / Pay Grade: IT-7
Internet2 is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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