Associate Director - Strategic Initiatives

About the role

JOB SUMMARY The Institute for Information, the Internet, and Democracy seeks to support rigorous research on the problems of the contemporary information ecosystem, and to evaluate the potential of interventions into and uses of the affordances of the internet to support connection and to empower democracy. The Institute supports highly interdisciplinary research across political science, computer science, journalism, media, law, and public health, among other fields. The Associate Director will provide long-term and day-to-day direction to the Institute, in coordination with the Institute's founding faculty. The Associate Director will advocate for the Institute's mission by managing the Institute's programming, coordinating with faculty and staff members on strategic initiatives, writing grant proposals and seeking funding opportunities, representing the Institute to the larger university, as well as other related tasks. The Associate Director will also help to develop the organizational structure, internal policies, and collaborative relationship with the Institute's Dublin and Arlington teams. The College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) combines Northeastern University's signature approach to experiential learning with liberal arts education, interdisciplinary research, and community engagement, both locally and globally. The College comprises 17 academic units, including two schools, seven departments, and eight interdisciplinary programs, as well as 15 research centers and institutes . Our faculty connects liberal arts education with the challenges of our time, and fosters ethical reasoning and critical thought, with attention to the enduring significance of history, literature, and culture. CSSH promotes inquiry with global perspectives and a culture of inclusion across interdisciplinary clusters of expertise including: Resilience, Sustainability, Health, and Equity; Cultural studies, Governance, and Globalization; and Network Science, Computational Social Science, Digital Humanities, and Data Ethics. CSSH is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and promotes a culture of inclusion for our students, faculty, and staff. Guided by a Strategic Plan on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging , the College enthusiastically welcomes applications from members of groups underrepresented in higher education administration. This role offers hybrid work flexibility.