Associate Director of Research Initiatives

About the role

The Associate Director of Research Initiatives (ADRI) oversees multifaceted research projects at CMES, collaborating with the Faculty Director, Associate Director, and CMES-affiliated Faculty on research priorities and goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Executive Director on budgeting, hires, grant applications, fundraising opportunities, and compliance with university policies.
• Help shape new projects, supervise established projects, recruit student and outside workers, and assist in hiring technical specialists as needed.
• Identify grants and help prepare grant applications.
• Manage and coordinate the postdoctoral fellow and visiting researcher programs and special events at CMES.
• Update the ED, Fac Director, Fac Assoc Director and various CMES committees on the progress of all initiatives and write periodic progress reports for internal and external constituents.
• Manage and update CMES visiting researcher program, delivering robust fellowship experience for the annual cohort of scholars, fellows and postdoctoral fellows.
• Develop guidelines, policies, and procedures necessary for the smooth running of the fellowship program.
• Oversee application process including assembling and directing faculty committee, preparing initial review of applications for selection committee, ideating, conducting, and evaluating fellowship application process and conduct climate and exit surveys.
• Lead all aspects of on-boarding for fellows, fostering social and intellectual engagement of fellows, and serving as the point of contact between the CMES and other University and academic institutions for joint programming and collaborative research opportunities.
• Manage CMES Research Projects including multi-year, interdisciplinary projects such as the new CMES Disaster Studies Initiative.
• Manage special events at CMES including conferences, colloquia related to research projects, and manage all aspects of larger-scale topical art and musical performances for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and five years of relevant experience in fellowship management and research project management.
• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies desirable.
• A working knowledge of archival research methods and archival holdings in the ME, with a working knowledge.
• Experience in managing digital humanities projects would be an asset.
• Turkish language and/or Arabic language expertise.