Associate Director, CSGS

Department

SSD: Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality - Staff and Temporary Employees

About the Department

The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) at the University of Chicago promotes original research in gender and sexuality. The 200+ affiliates of the Center work in a wide variety of disciplines, time periods, and geographies. The CSGS supports the research objectives and initiatives of students at all levels and faculty of all appointment types; it has a robust curricular element including an undergraduate major/minor, a core sequence, and a graduate certificate; our programming includes annual lectures, events that respond to current issues related to gender and sexuality, faculty-designed programs, conferences, book talks, film series, and exhibits. The Center provides space to residential dissertation fellows and affords teaching opportunities for teaching fellows. It also hosts interdisciplinary forums and public programming and participates in outreach to university and community partners.

Job Summary

The job provides professional support and solves straightforward problems for a broad range of business operations and academic activities. May develop and implement office procedures and policies and ensures compliance. May prepare and monitor the budget for a unit.

Beyond the core duties of ensuring the effective and efficient operation of the CSGS, the Associate Director plays a central role in development and long-term strategic planning, supporting the ongoing vitality of the Center’s contributions to scholarship, campus life, and a broad community. The Associate Director, working closely with the Faculty Director, develops programmatic and strategic goals for the Center, and should have the creativity and resourcefulness to pursue new directions and opportunities. The Associate Director serves as the principal liaison to other administrative units of the University. The Associate Director must maintain familiarity with the research projects of CSGS-affiliated faculty and postdoctoral fellows to design informed programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintain familiarity and build relationships with faculty of all appointment types working on gender and sexuality.
• Work with the Faculty Director, Governing Board, and faculty project directors on design and implementation of research and programming initiatives.
• Assist the Faculty Director with faculty development, including new faculty affiliations, outreach to departments and centers, hosting of information sessions, organization of junior faculty write-in, design and implementation of faculty projects, and other faculty support.
• In collaboration with the Faculty Director, plan and ensure successful execution of all annual lectures and events, and multi-year projects and long-term plans.
• Foster community among residential dissertation fellows.
• Provide support to Governing Board and ensure follow through related to Board’s work.
• Manage and respond to requests for co-sponsorship; communicate with faculty to ensure shared understanding of funding and time allocations; develop event budgets and track expenses.
• Respond to all queries in a timely manner.
• Manage the annual call for proposals, work with faculty to design and clarify requests for funding, organize selection process, respond to all requests, and track projects/events.
• Monitor organizational structures, processes, and systems for efficient administration of Center operations.
• Provide leadership in developing short and long-term strategic and programmatic goals for the Center in cooperation with Faculty Director, Governing Board, and other Center staff.
• Develop, manage, and forecast CSGS budget and maintain relationship with SSD LBC business managers; process expense report submissions, initiate and coordinate payroll and financial transactions with the SSD business center, including student payroll, travel, reimbursements, and purchases
• Hire and supervise student workers.
• Perform routine and complex assignments for the unit in the areas of finance, event planning or support services.
• Develop funding and spending priorities with the Faculty Director and administer the Center's budgets and endowment accounts.
• Establish and manage budget lines for operations and infrastructure, curriculum, faculty and student research, programming, and other Center costs, and maintain oversight of all Center accounts.
• Prepare financial and other reports for the Faculty Director, Governing Board, SSD Dean, the College, and others as needed.
• Assist the Faculty Director in producing the Center’s annual report and other reports as needed.
• Develop and maintain relationships with other university departments, centers and institutes.
• Foster conne