PSIRCH Manages Executive Search for Director, Quantum Architecture & Software Development Center, for Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Partnership with Northrop Grumman

Insider Summary:

• PSIRCH, on behalf of the Virginia Technology Innovation Campus in partnership with Northrop Grumman, is currently seeking the position of: Director, Center for Quantum Architecture & Software Development.
• Center Directors will hire and lead their own team at the new state-of-the-art quantum center in Alexandria, Virginia, and will establish the strategy, vision, and research direction, to enhance the center’s recognition and institutionalize the world. -class quantum program.
• Candidates for this endowed chair, permanent designation will be a recognized leader in quantum information theory and/or related fields, with a wealth of acclaimed research and a wealth of experience spearheading collaborative partnerships across academia, government, and industry.

Announcement — Alexandria, Virginia, April 24, 2023 — PSIRCH, on behalf of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in partnership with Northrop Grumman, is managing an active search for senior leaders at Quantum, for the position of: Director, Center for Quantum Architecture & Software Developments.

The Center Director, who will be based in the new state-of-the-art quantum center in Alexandria, Virginia, will lead the quantum effort, establish impactful strategy, vision, and research directions for quantum, employ a team of 5+ faculty members, and continue the center’s growth to increase its recognition, attract well-known talent in quantum, and integrate internally and externally across the quantum ecosystem for the Center.

With a view to building on the already successful VTQ quantum program at the Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus, instituting a world-class quantum program, and developing the Innovation Campus into a premier destination for quantum, the Center Director will become a key figure for the quantum community in perhaps the most important region worldwide for quantum R&D.

Eligible candidates for this endowed chair and tenure designation will become recognized leaders in the field of quantum information theory and/or related fields, and will result in many notable prior research, collaborations, and partnerships across academia, government, and industry.

Exceptional foreign citizen candidates will be considered, with preference, though not a requirement, for US citizens. With Equality, Diversity and Inclusion high on the agenda, all qualified candidates, including those with a background in championing DE&I, are invited to express their interest in being considered for the role, at: applicant@psirch.com

For more information see: psirch.com/quantum-center-director/