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The Office of the Associate Provost for Energy, Climate, and Environment (APECE) provides strategic leadership and vision to harmonize and accelerate UC Berkeley's efforts in research, curriculum, and outreach on energy, climate, and sustainability; they will foster a vibrant climate community across campus in a manner consistent with Berkeley’s commitment to a just and fair society and its desire to lift up all communities, especially those that have been disproportionately impacted by climate change.

Additionally, the AP‑ECE works with campus leaders to ensure that campus operations are environmentally sound and socially responsible. An overarching goal is to create an inclusive platform for collaboration among faculty, students, and staff dedicated to addressing climate challenges.

The Executive Director serves as the chief operating and administrative officer of the Office of the Associate Provost for Energy, Climate and the Environment and reports directly to the AP‑ECE. They are responsible for operationalizing the AP‑ECE's priorities; managing the day‑to‑day operations of the office; contributing substantively to fundraising strategy and prospect engagement (in partnership with the Associate Provost and the Chief Development Officer), proposal development, and external partnerships;

coordinating ECE efforts across a highly decentralized campus; designing programs and infrastructure; and collaborating with a remarkably diverse range of internal and external stakeholders — from faculty and students to policymakers, philanthropists, industry leaders, community organizations, and national laboratories.

First Review Date:
June 10, 2026. Final consideration.

• Support the AP‑ECE to ensure UC Berkeley is recognized as a world leader in energy, climate and sustainability research by promoting the campus's expertise and successes via targeted communications, conferences, symposia, workshops, and other programs – with particular emphasis on research‑to‑action impacts.
• Support campus capacity to pursue and deliver results from large grants, contracts, philanthropy, and other funding opportunities across the full breadth of climate and sustainability research – including mitigation, adaptation and resilience, environmental justice and equity, in both the natural and built environments.
• In collaboration with the Vice Chancellor for Research Office, serve as a key coordinator for large‑scale, multi‑investigator proposal efforts: identifying opportunities, building awareness, helping to build proposal teams, managing proposal development processes, and ensuring competitiveness.
• Foster…