Jobs:Job-01919
Apply before: 15 November 2025
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Position: Assistant Director
Apply before: 15 November 2025
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Dear colleagues,
The Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH; https://www.geoclash.org/) at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Center Assistant Director position to help lead a transformative, NSF-funded initiative advancing our ability to understand, forecast, and mitigate land surface hazards such as landslides, debris flows, and flooding. CLaSH is a newly established, interdisciplinary center that brings together scientists and engineers from more than 20 partner institutions to build a new framework that transforms the science of land surface hazards to facilitate community resilience.
The Assistant Director will play a central role in:
- Assuming primary responsibilities for Center administrative operations, supervision of administrative staff, and management of a $3M/year research and outreach portfolio across multiple institutions.
- Coordinating a complex, interdisciplinary team leading research, education, and outreach programs.
- Serving as the Center liaison to university support teams and to external collaborative partners in universities, government agencies, and communities across the US and abroad.
- Supporting grant reporting and proposal development to advance the Center’s mission.
We seek an individual with strong project and financial management skills, familiarity with federal grant compliance, and enthusiasm for advancing hazard science in service to society. The position offers an opportunity to work closely with the Center’s leadership and help shape a growing national research community around land surface hazards.
Learn more about CLaSH: https://www.geoclash.org
See the full job posting here and apply here: University of Michigan Job Posting #269699 (https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/269699/center-assistant-director)
Salary range: $85,000 - $107,000 (depending on experience, skills, and qualifications)
We encourage applications from those with backgrounds in business administration, geoscience, engineering, natural hazards, or science program management, including researchers, federal/state scientists, and post-graduates (PhD or MS with project management experience) seeking new opportunities for impact. Please share this announcement with your networks. If you have questions, you can reach the CLaSH Leadership Team (Marin Clark, Josh Roering, Josh West, Dimitrios Zekkos, and Brian Yanites) at contact@geoclash.org . Best regards,
The CLaSH Leadership Team
Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH)
University of Michigan
