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</font></font>College of Earth Resource Sciences and Engineering
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Division of Economics and Business
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Payne Institute for Earth Resources<br>
Executive Director/Professor <br>
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Colorado School of Mines (Mines) invites applications for the newly
created position of Executive Director, Payne
Institute for Earth Resources, including appointment as Professor in
the Division of Economics and Business.
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Located in Golden, in the foothills of the Rockies, 13 miles west of
Denver and 21 miles south of Boulder, Mines
has enrollment of over 5,000 students in undergraduate and graduate
degree programs in engineering and
applied science. Mines is a global leader in research and the
advancement of technology. Research programs
span many areas that focus on the School’s mission in promoting
stewardship of the earth, advancements in
energy and sustaining the environment. For more information visit us
at: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mines.edu">www.mines.edu</a>.
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The Payne Institute for Earth Resources is an interdisciplinary
research center with a mission to inform and shape
sound public policy as it relates to earth resources, energy, and
the environment. The Institute promotes a policy
making process informed by rigorous quantitative analysis based on
sound economic and scientific principles.
Our community of scholars comes from across the Mines community, as
well as across other major research
institutions. We support their research by leveraging Mines funding
for maximum impact, helping projects
compete for outside funding and connecting ideas to action by
engaging policy-makers. In this way, we support
researchers from multiple disciplines as they join forces to study
issues related to earth resources, energy, and
the environment.<br>
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Responsibilities: The Executive Director will be responsible for
overall leadership of the Institute, including
leading, conducting and communicating scholarship to inform public
policy. The Executive Director will
coordinate the efforts of a research team currently consisting of
5-6 researchers, be a major spokesperson for
the organization, lead fund development efforts, communicate with
CSM administration, and otherwise administer
the organization.
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Specific responsibilities include:
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Developing a strategic vision for the future of the Institute as
an organization and as a catalyst for policy
research and analysis, and – in conjunction with the university
administration – developing and
implementing a plan for realizing that vision.
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Planning, overseeing, and participating in the research activities
of the Institute and writing policy briefs
and other reports based on that research. The Executive Director
will play a lead role in informing and
shaping sound public policy on earth resources, energy, and the
environment.
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Contributing to the Colorado School of Mines’ academic environment
from both a scholarship and
educational perspective. The Director will serve to integrate the
Institute’s policy research and analysis
into the university environment in a manner that furthers the
research and educational objectives of the
university.
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Playing a visible and connected role as a leader in earth
resources policy, including representing the
Institute before policymakers, stakeholders, the public, and the
news media, as well as seeking out,
establishing, and maintaining strong collaborations with other
stakeholder organizations, both
domestically and internationally.
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Overseeing all communications activities of the Institute, working
with in-house communications staff or
consultants as appropriate.
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Overseeing the fiscal health of the organization, including
actively leading revenue-raising and fund
development activities, including but not limited to grant-writing
and maintaining relationships with
funders, in accord with an overall fund development plan. <br>
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Qualifications
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Education: Applicants must possess an earned doctorate in
economics or related field, a record of
scholarship, and the national and international reputation
commensurate with appointment to full
Professor in the Division of Economics and Business.
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Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, including
the ability to communicate complex or
technical information clearly to a range of audiences in writing,
through public speaking, and to the
media. Strong background in economic policy issues, particularly as
they relate to earth resources,
energy, and the environment.
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Experience: Substantial amounts of professional experience in
public policy analysis; demonstrated
capacity to work with policymakers, advocates, the news media, and
constituent groups to think
strategically about opportunities to influence public policy in a
nonpartisan manner is preferred.
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Leadership Qualities: Commitment to promoting a policy making
process informed by rigorous
quantitative analysis based on sound economic and scientific
principles; a strategic thinker with strong
leadership skills; creative and entrepreneurial spirit; commitment
to excellence; understanding and
valuing of diversity; and strong administrative skills.
Mines is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and
educator that recognizes that diversity is crucial
to its pursuit of excellence in learning and research. <br>
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Mines is committed to developing student, faculty, and staff
populations with differing perspectives, backgrounds, talents, and
needs and to creating a richer mix of ideas,
energizing and enlightening debates, deeper commitments, and a host
of educational, research, and service
outcomes. As such, Mines values candidates who have experience
working in settings with individuals from
diverse backgrounds. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to
apply.
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Compensation: Salary and benefits will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Mines also
provides an attractive benefits package including fully paid health
insurance, dependent tuition benefits, parental
leave policies and dependent care assistance through a flexible
spending plan.
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How to Apply: Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum
vitae, names and contact information for at
least 3 professional references, and copies of relevant publications
to: Colorado School of Mines, Human
Resources Office, Search 16-091090, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO
80401, Fax: (303) 384-2025.<br>
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