Seeking Executive Director / Hubbard Brook Research Foundation The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) seeks an Executive Director. HBRF, a nonprofit organization founded in 1993, is an organization that supports the science, policy, and outreach conducted at the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, which is among the longest running and most influential ecological studies in the world. Long-term studies at the 8,000-acre Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Woodstock, New Hampshire, have produced major discoveries about human and natural disturbances to the forested landscape, including the discovery of acid rain in North America. HBRF supports scientists from research institutions across the nation and USDA Forest Service who collaborate on research topics including plant, animal, and microbial ecology. Hubbard Brook scientists also explore the effects of environmental changes such as air and water pollution, land-use change, climate change, and other disturbances on forest, stream and lake ecosystems. HBRF provides housing and other services for scientists, and conducts policy and education programs for policymakers, land managers, educators, undergraduates, stakeholder groups, and other members of the public.
The Executive Director is responsible for interacting with the Hubbard Brook Committee of Scientists and their home research institutions; managing HBRF facilities and staff; overseeing public outreach and marketing efforts; working with a 15-member Board of Trustees to establish organizational policies and financial goals; and raising funds from public and private sources in support of HBRF facilities and its integrative program. At least three years’ experience with nonprofit administration, communications, and fund raising is required; a background in science or science communications is not essential but would be preferred. Location: The location of the main administrative office, currently located in Woodstock, VT, is flexible. The executive director is expected to regularly visit other HBRF facilities adjacent to the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Woodstock, NH. Start Date: June 15, 2016 (negotiable). Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé, in confidence, to Brenda McCartney at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, with the subject line marked “HBRF Executive Director.” The search committee will begin reviewing applications in late January and early February. More information about the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation can be found at: www.hubbardbrookfoundation.org<http://www.hubbardbrookfoundation.org/>. Information about the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study can be found at: www.hubbardbrook.org<http://www.hubbardbrook.org/>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter M. Groffman Professor CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, 5th Floor New York, NY 10031 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Phone (office) 212-413-3143 Phone (cell): 845-797-4832 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
