Executive Director for the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Harvard China Fund

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Duties:
The Executive Director (ED) of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies (FCCS) and the Harvard China Fund (HCF) plays a keyrole in building coordinated programs for the university’s research engagement with China. The ED reports to the Fairbank Center faculty director to ensure effective implementation of interdisciplinary China-focused research activities in the humanities and social sciences. The ED reports to the faculty chairof the Harvard China Fund to coordinate support for research and teaching activities throughout the university involving engagement with China, particularly with respect to activities at the Harvard Center Shanghai (HCS).

The ED represents the FCCS and the HCF to internal and external audiences. The ED will implement outreach to alumni, affiliates,and colleagues to identify areas for academic collaboration.

• Oversee FCCS programs, seminars, and events
• Propose, implement, and manage new programs and initiatives
• Build and maintain relationships to enhance Chinese studies within Harvard and beyond
• Consult with faculty on project organization or proposal development
• Provide guidance to FCCS visiting scholars, postdocs, and graduate student associates
• Oversee Critical Issues Confronting China website and video production
• Oversee the production of annual reports and other communications, and agendas for executive committee meetings andother meetings of FCCS leaders
• Hire, train and manage the FCCS staff
• Manage FCCS budget and space.
• Help coordinate the Harvard Taipei Academy Summer School program

• Oversee the administration and delivery of local HCF program sand events
• Oversee scheduling and planning of the meetings of the Harvard China Fund Steering Committee
• Develop relationships with Chinese institutions and with Harvard faculty interested in working in China
• Facilitate connections between US-based Harvard faculty andstaff and the Harvard Center Shanghai
• Manage the Cambridge-based budget of the Harvard China Fund andwork with the Executive Director for University Programs at the Harvard Center Shanghai on short- and long-term financial planning
• Oversee the Harvard Summer School program in Shanghai and the Summer Internship Program in Greater China.
• Supervise staff at the HCF Cambridge Office.

In close collaboration with the Faculty Director of the HCF and the ED for University Programs at the Harvard Center Shanghai, the EDwill also develop and help implement a strategic vision for the Harvard Center Shanghai.

In consultation with the HCF faculty chair and in collaboration with the ED for University Programs at the Harvard Center Shanghai,the ED will meet with faculty and senior administrators across the university to promote academic collaborations and to catalyze new activities at the HCS.

The ED will coordinate with the ED of University Programs at theHCS and with the University Development Office on…