Associate Director, Science Communications at The University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Department



Booth Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence 1



About the Department



The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.


Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.


Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.


As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.


For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.



Job Summary



The Associate Director, Science Communications will be an important member of the CAAI (Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence) team, working to ensure that our research and insights are communicated concisely using visual, interactive, and textual elements to speak to a diverse audience. This role reports directly to the Center Executive Director and is primarily responsible for executing on a vision to communicate the Center's research and insights to a public audience through social media, the web, and other possible channels. The Center has an entrepreneurial culture, and the successful candidate for this role will be a self-directed and creative professional, who is excited by the potential for creatively communicating the Center's research in a variety of modalities.



Responsibilities

• Develops cross-channel strategy for communicating research and insights of Center-affiliated researchers.


• Manages publishing calendar for Center web and social content.


• Leads design and development of standalone web publications that utilize visual and interactive elements.


• Creates digital stories that describe research in a compelling and concise way.


• Distills complex research papers in a variety of domains into sets of clear and concise main points.


• Manages communications projects from conception to publication.


• Works within established style guidelines to express the unique voice and vision of the Center.


• Collaborates with other communications groups at Chicago Booth and the University of Chicago.


• Develops metrics for measuring the success of the Center's science communication strategy.


• Supervises freelancers, student workers, and other staff who contribute to communications projects.


• Contributes ideas and feedback to Center leadership to foster individual and team growth.


• Develops, plans, and disseminates information designed to keep the public informed of the organization's programs, accomplishments, or point of view.


• Solves moderate to complex problems related to the writing, preparation, and/or delivery of information from or about the unit.


• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications




Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:




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Preferred Qualifications




Education:

• Bachelor's degree.


• Master's degree.

Experience:

• A minimum four years of experience managing communications projects, building websites or apps, designing graphics or illustrations, or other related work.


• A minimum one year of experience managing others.


• Background working in higher education ecosystem.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including developing strategic plans against a vision and involving others in the execution.


• Demonstrated passion for and interest in the social impact and tech sectors.


• Excellent and professional verbal, written, and presentation skills.


• Organizational skills and attention to detail.


• Proven ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.


• Proven ability to work effectively and diplomatically with fellow staff members and to be part of a high-functioning team, as well as adapt to working with students, alumni, faculty, and senior university leaders.


• Proven ability to seek out, coordinate, and appropriately disseminate information.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.


• Travel between Hyde Park campus and downtown Chicago.


• Occasional travel domestically or internationally.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)


• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.



Job Family



Communications



Role Impact



Individual Contributor



FLSA Status



Exempt



Pay Frequency



Monthly



Scheduled
Weekly Hours



37.5



Benefits Eligible



Yes



Drug Test Required



No



Health Screen Required



No



Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required



No



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