Assistant Vice President, Technology Transfer

The Assistant Vice President, Technology Transfer serves as the University of Texas at Austins (UT Austin) officer responsible for leading and managing the protection and commercialization of UT intellectual property and for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in support of the Universitys strategic goals of efficient translation of innovation research from academia to the market for societal benefit. The AVP will engage with faculty, staff, and students to assess, safeguard, and commercialize inventions and discoveries, as well as work with other functions within Discovery to Impact to drive outreach to industry and the investment community at a local, regional, and national level.The AVPs responsibilities will primarily include managing and building high-performing teams (i.e., intellectual property, technology licensing, collaborative research, etc.), partnering with colleagues to build relationships and networks with external and industry stakeholders, and oversee a strategic approach to the Universitys corporate research and technology commercialization activities to ensure UT Austin becomes the top public research university in this field.