Minnesota Water Resources Center Director
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Minnesota Water Resources Center is hiring a WRC Director!
Priority application deadline: February 24
Final application deadling: March 17
The director will provide strong intellectual leadership and guidance for the WRC, and will work to advance the Center’s research, extension, and education to the very forefront of Water Resource Centers worldwide, while maintaining a strong emphasis on water issues of importance to Minnesota. The director will be expected to work closely with non-profit and for-profit sectors, government, and other educational organizations, in shaping and fostering the outreach programs of the Center. This will include leading teams that translate scientific findings to application and practice, and articulate water science and policy findings in public forums as well as to industry and individuals. It is expected that the director will form an external advisory committee and will be responsible for developing comprehensive five-year strategic plans for the WRC.
The successful candidate must have the ability to provide innovative leadership and vision, management skills and insight, and adeptly manage relationships across a wide spectrum of institutions and intellectual disciplines. Fostering an organizational and educational climate that promotes and celebrates interdisciplinary excellence is an important priority; thus, the candidate must have experience leading interdisciplinary research projects and facilitating collaboration across a wide range of disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, engineering, and policy. It is important that the candidate has a record of successful fundraising, including major research grants.