The center will also serve as a technical resource for area businesses, providing access to state of the art business practices, intellectual property issues and patent application and support. The director will provide leadership to develop the center into a regional and national leader in technology and innovation, providing education and technical assistance to individuals and companies, enabling them to successfully manage and commercialize emerging technologies. The Director will lead the effort to create and manage a new interdisciplinary M.S. in Management and Technology degree in which students from business and the sciences will study the commercialization of new technologies. The successful candidate must have a master's degree or higher and at least five years of related experience in assessing and managing the commercialization of new technologies. A record of proven leadership and the ability to communicate with academic scientists, venture capitalists, and executives in high technology companies is required.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The University offers a competitive benefits package. Application review to begin March 19 and will continue until the position is filled. The University is located in the lovely college town of Durham, in the seacoast region of New Hampshire, which is a convenient distance to the White Mountains and the Boston area. The office will initially be housed in the newly constructed entrepreneurial campus site. The Graduate School of the University of New Hampshire is seeking a Director for the Center for Professional Studies, located at the University's urban campus in Manchester.