Executive Director

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and steward relationships with major donors, foundations, and institutional partners.
• Partner with faculty and MACSS co-directors on developing annual priorities and a three-year implementation roadmap.
• Support MACSS professors in the launch of the new undergraduate CSS major, expanded MACSS tracks, doctoral CSS certificate, GIScience Minor, and possible partial or complete overseas versions of UChicago degrees.
• Develop and cultivate strategic partnerships with key units at the University of Chicago, including the Data Science Institute, the Polsky Center, the College, and other academic divisions and schools.
• Develop industry partnerships (e.g., Google, Microsoft, etc.) and civic partnerships (e.g., City of Chicago, Department of Transportation, etc.) through sponsored research agreements, data-sharing MOUs, internships and fellows-in-residence programs.
• Develop collaborations with national and international universities to develop joint initiatives for research and pedagogy.
• Advise Social Science Division leadership on computational needs of affiliates.
• Lead and executes communications for C3S2 and elevates news of affiliates.
• Plan, manage and execute C3S2's signature events — colloquia and workshop series, a summer institute (with SISRM and SICSS), open house, and annual capstone activities related to AI.
• Build and manage a unified C3S2 identity through a coordinated web portal, online engagement with digital and AI tools, events calendar, and a new newsletter and working-paper series.
• Lead cross-disciplinary research initiatives and co-mentored student projects.
• Provide executive-level management of C3S2’s budget, human resources, and administrative operations.
• Oversee financial management across all revenue streams.
• Provide leadership for a Center with senior management and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations and administrative units of the University.
• Manage related teams. Establishes department priorities, may be responsible for the management of the center budget, allocates resources and executes strategic plans.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a social science, computational field, or related area.
• Familiarity with the intellectual landscape of computational social science — including AI, large-scale data methods, and their intersection with social theory — is a significant advantage.
• 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline, with demonstrated experience in sponsored program administration (federal and private foundation grants).
• Track record in fundraising and partnership development with industry, government agencies, or foundations.
• Three years of supervisory experience.
• Background working in or alongside interdisciplinary research environments spanning social and computational sciences.
• Facility with research administration systems and computational environments.