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<p class="MsoNormal">I am writing to let you know about<b> opportunities at AIP that might be of interest to you or those in your networks.</b> The American Institute of Physics is
<b>building out its research and analysis function to create a new operational unit known as AIP Research</b>. This new research-driven center of excellence builds on existing AIP capabilities and is designed to execute a research strategy and agenda focused
on the interplay of the physical sciences, relevant public policy, and the discipline’s culture, with the goal of empowering positive change in the physical sciences enterprise.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>To launch this function, we are hiring two key positions: (1) a Chief Research Officer and (2) a Director of Research in History, Policy, and Culture.</b> We want to ensure these opportunities are broadcast widely and would ask for
your help in this regard. We are open to all opportunities and backgrounds. They may come from the physical sciences but may also come from the political or social sciences or other STEMM fields. It will be a key marker of success in our hiring if we have
as diverse a set of candidates as possible.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="m_-4121043022217075776MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b>The Chief Research Officer</b> will lead the effort to build on AIP’s existing capabilities and past success—that is, in social science research, public policy reporting, and the
preservation and promulgation of understanding of the history of the physical sciences. AIP Research will advance the physical sciences enterprise through horizon scanning, research and analysis, and thought-leadership aimed at promoting and catalyzing future
change and progress—all to the goal of strengthening of the research enterprise to address societal challenges and spotlight future potential solutions enabled by the physical sciences.<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">AIP Research will focus on empowering AIP’s Member Societies, AIP Affiliates, the community of physical scientists, and policymakers and influencers with research and analysis products that address a wide range
of important topics. Topics could include, but not be limited to, the demographics, culture and diversity of the physical sciences community; the trajectory of public policy that impacts our science; the future of scholarly communication and publishing; the
balancing of research openness and security in basic and applied research; overcoming obstacles to international scientific collaboration; addressing challenges to harnessing scientific knowledge to make progress on national and global challenges; and so on.
The CRO will report directly to the AIP Chief Executive Officer, and the CRO will be a member of the Executive Management Team.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">For more information, see the job posting here:
<a href="https://americaninstituteofphysics.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2bctxvvt827" target="_blank">
https://americaninstituteofphysics.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2bctxvvt827</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="m_-4121043022217075776MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">The <b>
Director of Research in History, Policy, and Culture</b> will lead AIP’s research and analysis operations at the interface of science, history, policy, and culture. Reporting to the AIP Chief Research Officer, the Director will oversee the work of AIP’s existing
history programs and the building of a new physical sciences public policy research and analysis function. AIP’s history programs, currently within the Center for History of Physics, include AIP’s oral history program, programs supporting early career historians,
and the production and promulgation of history-focused content. <u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The Director will be a key leader in AIP Research, empowering positive change in the physical sciences enterprise. The Director will be a member of AIP’s Portfolio and Innovation Council—a staff-led forum for making
recommendations to AIP’s executive leadership on optimizing the full portfolio of AIP programs, products, and services.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">For more information, see the job posting here:
<a href="https://americaninstituteofphysics.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2bctxvgjzf5?sort=3&sortdir=a" target="_blank">
https://americaninstituteofphysics.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2bctxvgjzf5?sort=3&sortdir=a</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are conducting informational interviews with some folks who have heard about these unique opportunities. Please feel free to share this information with any prospective candidates.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are hoping to make progress quickly on hiring these key positions. Thanks for listening! Let me know if you have any questions about either role.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liz<u></u><u></u></p>
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