<div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">ear Colleagues,</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">NC State University in conjunction with East Carolina University and the UNC Coastal Studies Institute <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_ gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_218 gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr-alert gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_gramm gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-Grammar gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-218" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_ gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_89 gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr-alert gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_gramm gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-Grammar gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-89" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">are</span></span> hiring an executive<span class="gmail-il">director</span> for the NC renewable ocean energy program. </font></div><div><p style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Leadership: In conjunction with the <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-caps">CSI</span> Executive <span class="gmail-il">Director</span> and <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-caps">CSI</span> Advisory Board of <span class="gmail-il">Directors</span>, the selected candidate will serve as part of the <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-caps">CSI</span> Leadership team to revisit and implement the program’s strategic plan and vision. This individual will advise, develop, facilitate, direct and evaluate research, academic education <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_ gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_308 gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr-alert gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_gramm gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-Punctuation gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-only-ins gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-308" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_ gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_84 gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr-alert gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_gramm gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-Punctuation gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-only-ins gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-84" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">and</span></span> outreach programs in relevant topical areas. This position is the primary point of contact for the ocean energy programmatic areas at <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-caps">CSI</span>, which requires extensive interaction with relevant stakeholders, including industry, NGO’s, government agencies, university faculty throughout North Carolina, and local communities.</font></p><p style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Research: The successful candidate is expected to provide strategic direction for research in coastal engineering and ocean energy and to facilitate and administer interdisciplinary proposals and research among cooperating researchers from partner universities and disciplines. <br></font></p><p style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Outreach/Service: The successful candidate is expected to engage with the local and regional community to participate in research activities and disseminate research findings; to identify emerging research issues, to facilitate stakeholder input on research findings and research agendas and to promote solutions derived from research to the broader decision-making communities. It is also expected that this individual will work closely with local, state and federal agencies and funding organizations, both by serving on advisory committees as well as by responding to research issues identified by those organizations.</font></p><p style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Teaching: The successful candidate is expected to organize selected seminars, field courses <span class="gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_ gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr_304 gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmail-gr-alert gmail-m_7128825326353690815gmai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