The Assistant Director serves as a senior representative and escalation point for assigned Center matters, advises leadership on capability gaps, opportunities, risks, resource needs, and helps build the partnerships and workforce pipelines necessary to advance the Center's long-term objectives. The position supports the evaluation of emerging counter UAS technologies; coordinates multidisciplinary work involving sensing, tracking, identification, command and control, and mitigation; and ensures that Center activities are conducted safely, responsibly, and in accordance with university requirements, contractual obligations, applicable laws, and authorized testing conditions.