Research Program Manager

Seeking program manager to assist Protocol Labs Research initiatives, including collaborations, grants, outreach, and hiring.Research at Protocol LabsWe’re not an ordinary Research Lab. We’re working hard to build the core protocols of the decentralized web pursuant to our vision for the future of the Internet. As part of our research team, you’ll be enabling outcomes at the forefront of our mission. Our research team is granted both the freedom to develop knowledge by working on novel applications and a responsibility to contribute those skills toward advancing the flagship projects of Protocol Labs and the research endeavors of leading institutions in the field.  You’ll feel at home working with us if your knowledge and optimism enable you to craft creative solutions working around evolving needs.

As a Research Program Manager at Protocol Labs you will:

• Develop new programs to support and improve research across Protocol Labs and our ecosystem
• Ensure smooth sailing for new and existing programs
• Coordinate with teammates across the Research, Legal, and Finance teams and with researchers and engineers in our projects and labs
• Assist in forging and managing relationships with academic collaborators and research contributors
• Craft Protocol Labs’ presence in the research community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BSc degree and a deep interest in scientific research
• Demonstrated expertise coordinating action between parties with orthogonal drives
• Excellent communication skills
• An ability to think across research, product, and business considerations.

Highly-valued bonus points:

• Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in a science or technology field
• Experience managing or working in distributed research consortia
• Experience applying for and managing research grants
• Knowledge of how research labs are run and funded
• Amazing cold email game.

What’s it like to work at Protocol Labs?Protocol Labs mission is to improve humanity’s most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.We have a great benefits package, including parental leave, contributions to your retirement, competitive pay, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide platinum-level health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.Apply for this job

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