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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JEN-HSUN HUANG AND LORI MILLS HUANG COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION COMPLEX
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University (OSU) seeks a visionary leader to launch and lead its new Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex. When completed in late 2026, the complex will serve as a dynamic space for highly collaborative team-based transdisciplinary research, house one of the nation’s most powerful university supercomputers, and provide specialized research and innovation spaces.

Under the leadership of President Jayathi Murthy, the University launched its boldest strategic plan ever: Prosperity Widely Shared: The Oregon State Plan. Under this plan, the University will pursue ambitious research objectives in four areas of focus underpinned by artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, achieve student success, and advance economic and workforce development to elevate Oregon State’s global identity as an institution helping to fuel a thriving world.

To continue on this trajectory, the Huang Complex will serve as the University’s hub for inter- and transdisciplinary solutions-driven research, underpinned by AI and a supercomputer, described by Jen-Hsun Huang as a “time machine” to accelerate OSU’s research in addressing global challenges. The complex will focus on accelerating the application of AI and research computing across OSU’s interconnected signature areas of research and innovation. It will catalyze the translation of research into applications through high-impact partnerships with industry, startups, and external stakeholders, while also fostering partnerships with national labs and other research institutions. The complex will support the delivery of interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs that prepare OSU students to help solve the world’s most pressing problems, as well as transdisciplinary leadership faculty development and incentive programs.

As the leader of this vision, reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President, with a dotted line to the Vice President for Research and Innovation, the Executive Director is responsible for building on the vision and implementing the strategies to integrate research, talent, facilities, and commercialization in ways that expand the University’s leadership in AI, robotics, climate and marine science, energy systems, and integrated health and biotechnology. The Executive Director serves as the Huang Complex’s chief administrative officer responsible for overall leadership, academic program and research programming and stewardship, fund-raising, management, budgeting, and operations. The Executive Director directly supervises a number of staff and oversees a significant operational budget.

The inaugural Executive Director will refine a vision and strategy for the Huang Complex; design and implement its organizational structure; hire and supervise staff; fundraise for endowed positions, named spaces, and equipment and support programming; recommend affiliated faculty appointments and faculty strategic hiring plans; and oversee laboratory, seminar, office, specialized research facility, and space allocations.

Oregon State University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. We invite your questions, nominations, and referrals. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until an Executive Director is appointed. Visit the Isaacson, Miller website for all inquiries or to apply.

Julie Filizetti, Phuong Ta, Ibaad Nazeer, and Gabi Nayar
Isaacson, Miller

University contacts: Search Advisory Committee Chair: Dr. Belinda Batten, Senior Advisor to the Provost for Special Projects; Search Administrator: Gigi Bruce, Chief Assistant to the Provost

OSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre- employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Final candidates for this position must complete a sexual misconduct reference check, per University Policy 05-010. An offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory results from the sexual misconduct reference check.