The phrase "director of the institute" refers to a person in charge of managing and leading an educational or research organization. They make important decisions, oversee staff, and ensure the institute functions smoothly. Full definition
By summer's end she had accepted an offer to become research director of the institute. (discovermagazine.com)
Already in the rhino programme researchers have faced unique problems, according to Alan Trounson, deputy director of the institute at Monash. (newscientist.com)
«We, the entire workers of the Cocoa research institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan and members of the host communities decry and condemn in entirety the decision of the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Leye Oyebade, to use brutal a force to suppress and repress the ongoing legitimate agitation of CRIN workers against the years of despotic and draconian rule of Prof Malachy O. Akoroda, the executive director of the institute. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)