Program Director

Job Description

Since its creation in 1954, researchers associated with the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University have explored some of our world’s most challenging questions and problems. Drawing on disciplines across academia and insights have created and extended knowledge of our world, and continue to do so. The Center’s annual mix of distinguished thinkers of proven accomplishment facilitates advanced thinking and research.

They study contemporary societal problems and contribute to evidence-based policy and solutions.

Since its creation in 1954, researchers associated with the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University have explored some of our world’s most challenging questions and problems. Drawing on disciplines across academia and insights have created and extended knowledge of our world, and continue to do so. The Center’s annual mix of distinguished thinkers of proven accomplishment facilitates advanced thinking and research.

They study contemporary societal problems and contribute to evidence-based policy and solutions.

CASBS is an accelerator of ideas. In addition to our flagship fellowship program, we facilitate interdisciplinary, intersect oral, and collaborative efforts to develop new solutions to major societal challenges. We do this by convening great thinkers, tapping into the CASBS network of current and former fellows as well as leading scholars and policymakers beyond academia to deliver new ideas and research programs addressing major problems facing the world.

We have also provided support for social science and social inquiry through a focus on cutting-edge methods, awards for extraordinary scholarship, and field building workshops and institutes.

Since its creation in 1954, researchers associated with the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University have explored some of our world’s most challenging questions and problems. Drawing on disciplines across academia and insights have created and extended knowledge of our world, and continue to do so. The Center’s annual mix of distinguished thinkers of proven accomplishment facilitates advanced thinking and research.

They study contemporary societal problems and contribute to evidence-based policy and solutions.

CASBS is an accelerator of ideas. In addition to our flagship fellowship program, we facilitate interdisciplinary, intersect oral, and collaborative efforts to develop new solutions to major societal challenges. We do this by convening great thinkers, tapping into the CASBS network of current and former fellows as well as leading scholars and policymakers beyond academia to deliver new ideas and research programs addressing major problems facing the world.

We have also provided support for social science and social inquiry through a focus on cutting-edge methods, awards for extraordinary scholarship, and field building workshops and institutes.

The Center seeks an experienced candidate for the position of Program Director. Reporting to the Faculty Director, the primary function of this key position is to administer the multi-year initiatives. The Program Director is a member of the senior management team, and works closely with the Faculty Director and leaders of the programs and projects in a collaborative environment.

The Program Director identifies and recommends new research opportunities related to the key challenges CASBS initiatives seek to address, keeping up with trends. This involves reviewing priority areas from foundations and government agencies, as well as reviewing proposals from academics, for their fit with CASBS’s…