EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & OUTREACH, Institute for Sustainable Energy

Tracking Code8752Job Description

Boston Universitys Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) is seeking an experienced leader and manager to serve as Executive Director of the Institute. The Executive Director will report to the Institutes new Director and will play a vital leadership role in ensuring the success and impact of this growing Institute. The executive director (ED) will be responsible for operationalizing the vision of the Director, supervising the day-to-day functioning of all aspects of the ISE, and ensuring that all team members have the resources and guidance they need to advance the Institutes mission. The ED supervises all ISE staff, monitors ISE financial accounts, monitors progress on all ISE funding applications, monitors progress on all ISE-sponsored research and publications, and supervises or monitors all ISE events of all types. The ED also represents the ISE in many individual and group interactions with faculty and other BU and before external audiences, including alumni events and the ISE's advisory board, and leads selected special initiatives within the ISE and BU generally.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the Executive Director are to:

• Daily management of ISE staff and operations, including events, sometimes acting as backup for Administrative and Finance Director
• Assist the Institutes Director with long-term strategic planning, budgeting, and interaction with BU leadership, including Deans, Office of Research, Sustainability at BU, and other centers and research programs close to the ISE's work
• Work closely with ISE associate directors and BU faculty affiliated with the Institute on developing ideas for proposals, preparing and presenting proposals to potential sponsors, and executing viable research plans; general interaction and liaison to faculty
• Develop, fund, and lead research projects and publications, including joint proposals
• Represent the ISE before internal BU and external audiences, including alumni and advisory board
• Mentor and supervise student research The Institute for Sustainable Energy The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is a university-wide center dedicated to facilitating the transition to a sustainable, climate-safe global energy system.

Through interdisciplinary research, policy analysis, and collaborative engagement, our mission is to ensure that the energy systems of the world provide abundant, sustainable, and universally accessible energy services to both emerging and advanced economies. ISE is a new generation of think and do tanks, whose goal is to harness world-class research and education resources to contribute to important global economic, social, and technological challenges. This enormous challenge will require new technologies and energy processes, new forms of financing and financial institutions, new policy approaches and new forms of public governance, and new companies, industries, and markets. Our work spans all of the disciplines, departments, and colleges at BU and involves many partnerships with other researchers, policymakers, and industry. We collaborate with other energy research centers around the world and with many related programs at BU, including sustainability@bu, the Initiative on Cities, and the Pardee Center.

Required Skills

The ideal candidate will have earned a graduate degree or terminal degree, such as a PhD, in a discipline related to sustainable energy, research and grant-writing experience, and/or a record of successful management of energy research projects and organizations. The ideal candidate will also have strong research marketing skills and a strong understanding of, and affinity for, the full breadth of university-based research on sustainable energy. They will possess an exceptional familiarity with sustainable energy R&D processes outside the university, including federal, state, and industry research funding networks, and strong networks in business, academia, and the energy NGO community. They must have excellent “people skills,” the ability to interact with a wide range of Institute stakeholders, especially energy industry personnel. Finally, they must have very strong professional and academic writing and speaking experience.

This position is eligible for Boston University's generous benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, tuition remission, paid time off, and so much more!

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty, will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the Back2BU site.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job LocationBOSTON, Massachusetts, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular