[CogSci] ManyBabies Executive Director

[Michael C. Frank]

Dear all,

The ManyBabies Consortium is seeking an Executive Director! Please see
below for a full job description and instructions on how to apply. I'm
happy to answer any questions about the position.

best,

Mike
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Michael C. Frank
David and Lucile Packard Professor of Human Biology
Director, Symbolic Systems Program
Department of Psychology
Stanford University
http://langcog.stanford.edu


ManyBabies Executive Director

The ManyBabies Consortium <http://manybabies.stanford.edu/> (MB) is a
collaborative project that seeks to bring researchers together to address
difficult outstanding theoretical and methodological questions about the
nature of early development and how it is studied.

MB is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to promote and support its mission
broadly. Candidates should have a PhD in developmental psychology or an
adjacent area and interest/expertise in open science and metascience.
Successful candidates will also have the ability to communicate a
compelling vision internally and externally, will have experience building
successful partnerships and collaborations in a diverse and inclusive
community setting, and ideally will have some experience with
fundraising/grants.

MB ED will have the following responsibilities:

   -

   Community building: Work with MB governing board and administrative and
   scientific staff to facilitate community building and goal setting,
   -

   Coordination: Work with administrative staff to track and facilitate the
   progress of specific MB projects; organize events and meetings for MB
   project leadership and the community more broadly; coordinate
   methodological and analytic documentation and standards across MB projects;
   coordinate the scientific review of applications for new MB projects,
   -

   Dissemination: Contribute to and/or coordinate submissions of symposia
   or events to scientific conferences (e.g., International Congress on Infant
   Studies, Society for Research in Child Development, Cognitive Development
   Society)
   -

   Funding acquisition: Coordinate and lead the scientific and
   administrative content of fundraising efforts, focusing on federal and
   foundation grants,
   -

   Communication and outreach: Work with administrative staff to coordinate
   and facilitate outreach of MB and MB projects to the broader public via
   talks, social media dissemination, and press outreach,
   -

   Initiate and coordinate instructional opportunities for MB community and
   project participants, for example by designing syllabi, recruiting
   instructors, and/or delivering instruction,
   -

   Promote partnerships with other organizations devoted to open
   developmental science (including LookIt), and
   -

   Promote diversity and inclusion within the MB network, for example by
   forming partnerships with scientists and communities underrepresented in
   developmental research.


There will also be scientific opportunities for participation in MB
projects as well as opportunities to initiate and participate in other
meta-scientific research, for example about the processes/functioning of
large scientific collaborations.

The ManyBabies Consortium values diversity in all its forms and encourages
applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. Non-traditional experiences
(including experiences outside academic research and career breaks for
caregiving) are also valuable and explicitly encouraged.

This position will be a Research Scientist, based at the Center for the
Study of Language and Information (CSLI), which is part of the
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HAI). The initial term of
the position is two years, with the possibility of extension, contingent on
good performance and the availability of funding.

The MB Executive Director will join the rich meta-science community at
Stanford, including members of the METRICS meta-research institute, and the
Executive Director of the Psychological Science Accelerator (also currently
located at CSLI). The ability to relocate to the Bay Area will be a factor
in hiring, however ManyBabies is a global organization and hence remote
work from within the United States may be possible.

Application Process

Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter (no more than 2-3 pages)
articulating fit with the various responsibilities associated with the
position. Please address each bullet point listed above, for example by
starting a paragraph with the exact text and linking your own skills and
experiences to it, as well as your overall vision for ManyBabies.
Applicants are encouraged to describe any relevant experiences from outside
of academic contexts. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for
additional materials that are relevant to the position (e.g. writing
sample, teaching materials, etc.). Review of applications will begin on
July 15th, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit
all materials by email to mlodwick at stanford.edu, with the subject
“ManyBabies Executive Director”.
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