Director of the Center for Data Analytics & Sports Gaming Research

The Director of the Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research is responsible for overseeing all aspects and functions of the Center. This includes actively promoting and directing programs and activities, managing research, education, outreach, and entrepreneurship efforts, ensuring compliance and effective award management.

Responsibilities:

• Align the Center’s mission and objectives with those of the University and the Business School.
• Develop grant proposals that align with institutional priorities, identify suitable opportunities, and assistance in proposal development.
• Advocate for initiatives that enhance scholarly and grant-seeking capacity.
• Provide leadership to office personnel, fostering a customer service culture that supports faculty scholarly activities.
• Manage all aspects of the Center’s management and operations, including hiring, training, and professional development of staff and research faculty.
• Develop educational programs such as workshops, seminars, webinars to teach data analytics to students at Morgan, and Maryland’s HBCUs.
• Offer Data Analytics workshops for the faculty and staff.
• Collaborate and support the University Counseling Center to develop gambling prevention program and offer outreach program to address Problem Gambling among students, faculty, and staff.
• Develop outreach programs, collaborating with other internal and external Centers to address problem gambling.

Qualifications:

• The successful Candidate must have earned Ph.D. in Data Analytics, Bioinformatics with a Data Analytics focus, Community Health with a Data Analytics focus or Psychology with a Data Analytics focus from an accredited college or university.
• Experience managing a Center or Institute is required.
• Prior experience in higher education.
• Familiarity with the sports gaming and eSports industry.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.