Call for Applications: CS3 Associate Director

The Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) seeks an Associate Director to work closely with the Director and the Center team to shape and implement CS3 events, programs, and budget. The Associate Director will assist the Director in strategic decision making, shaping CS3 goals, and developing CS3 initiatives. The Associate Director will also be responsible for serving in the Director’s place should the Director be unable to attend various CS3 activities or programs, or at university events or meetings. 

The appointment would begin July 1, 2024.

Duties for the Associate Director include:

1. Work with the Center Director and Coordinator to schedule, coordinate, facilitate, and attend CS3 events, trainings, and workshops, including organizing the biennial Social Science Faculty Publications celebration, the annual Social Science Alumni Panel, and the Social Sciences Forum Distinguished Lecture series.

2. Review applications for CS3 faculty summer fellowships and small research grants to support Center award decisions.

3. Review applications and reports of interdisciplinary CS3 faculty working groups and research hubs.  

4. Work with the Center Director, Coordinator, and CS3 Advisory Board to plan, develop, and implement other CS3 programming for students and faculty as needed.

5. Attend bi-weekly staff meetings and monthly board meetings, participate in strategic planning and budgeting. 

6. Attend monthly CAHSS chairs and directors’ meetings in the Director’s place as needed.

7. Assist in evaluating CS3 activities and writing the Center’s annual report.

Eligibility:  Tenure track faculty with expertise in social science fields (minimum: advanced assistant professor; tenured preferred). Preference will be given to applicants who have been formally involved with CS3, such as service on the CS3 Advisory Board or participation in other Center programs or initiatives.

To apply, please send a short (1 page) letter of interest and current CV by end of day on February 14, 2025, to socialscience@umbc.edu.