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Assistant Director, STAGE Initiatives and Operations

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Administrative leader driving operations, growth, and execution for STAGE, an interdisciplinary center merging science and art through film, theatre, games, and storytelling.

Role type

Senior administrative operations manager (interdisciplinary science-art center)

Builds

Interdisciplinary projects, events, grants, and public engagement programs fusing science and art

Domain

Higher education / Molecular Engineering / Interdisciplinary Arts & Science

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic planning, grant writing, event management, budget administration, stakeholder relationship building, project management, operational leadership, metrics development, partnership cultivation

Preferred skills

Experience in research university or national lab environments, multidisciplinary leadership, manuscript preparation, large-scale event planning, international team coordination

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead administrative and operational functions; identify and fill project gaps; build and maintain partnerships with faculty, researchers, and funding agencies; research and draft grant proposals; produce and manage on-campus and international events; develop metrics for programming and funding outcomes; engage students and faculty in projects; conduct landscape analyses for strategic direction; create communications for funding agencies and administration; administer project budgets; manage staff and resolve operational contingencies; promote organizational culture and assess operations quality

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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