Associate Director, Notre Dame Population Analytics

Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop) is seeking a strategic, mission-driven, and experienced professional who is passionate about the power of data to drive insights and improve lives. The Associate Director will play a pivotal leadership role in advancing this emerging, cross-campus initiative.

The Associate Director is a key leader in ND Pop, responsible for helping shape the direction and ensuring the long-term success of the initiative. This position will lead strategic planning, operational execution, team development, and outreach efforts to support the growth of ND Pop’s innovative research platform. Launched in 2024 and currently in a period of rapid development, ND Pop is focused on generating data-driven insights on some of the most pressing demographic challenges of our time—including poverty, inequality, health, aging, and migration.

We are looking for a collaborative, results-oriented professional with a strong background in project and team management, institutional partnerships, fundraising support, and operational leadership. Ideal candidates will have experience in driving research programs, building organizational infrastructure, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a university-wide research initiative that brings together technical expertise and social science insights to address global challenges through population-level data.