{"677225":{"#nid":"677225","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BBISS Executive Director Search","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003EPlease \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sustainability\/bbiss-executive-director-search\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evisit this page\u003C\/a\u003E for up-to-date information about the progress of this search.\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications and nominations for the Executive Director (ED) position in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS). BBISS, one of Georgia Tech\u2019s Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), brings together researchers from across Georgia Tech, including academic and research units, to support world-class sustainability-focused research, student engagement, and industry, government, and nonprofit collaboration toward achieving systemic change.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe BBISS ED will be a dynamic, collaborative, and entrepreneurial leader who will unite a broad range of stakeholders around a vision to elevate and grow sustainability at Georgia Tech. As a systems thinker and inclusive relationship builder, the ED will expand and enhance BBISS collaborations and partnerships within and beyond Georgia Tech to broaden its sustainability footprint in local, regional, national, and international arenas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ED will catalyze the formation of interdisciplinary teams to support high-impact programming and grants in areas such as climate science, solutions, and policy; ecosystem and environmental health; sustainable cities and infrastructure; sustainable resource and material use; just and equitable sustainable development; and the economics and business of sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfs\/BBISS-Executive-Director-Search-Document-FINAL.pdf\u0022\u003EView the job description\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplications, Inquiries, and Nominations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo apply for the Executive Director position in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, candidates are requested to submit the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA curriculum vitae\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA letter of interest (not to exceed four pages) that summarizes your qualifications and includes a brief statement of your vision for BBISS\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EContact information for five references (to be contacted with candidate\u2019s permission at a later date)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECandidates are requested to send their application materials (in Word or PDF) to the AGB Search Portal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Tz0WNu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eat this link\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by November 19, 2024, for best consideration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENominations and expressions of interest for this opportunity are encouraged. Please direct them to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:%20BBISSGATech@agbsearch.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBBISSGATech@agbsearch.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or to the AGB search consultants listed below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonica Burton, Principal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:%20monica.burton@agbsearch.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emonica.burton@agbsearch.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EC: 917.825.2961\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENancy Targett, Ph.D., Executive Search Consultant\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:%20nancy.targett@agbsearch.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enancy.targett@agbsearch.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EC: 302.233.5202\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications and nominations for the Executive Director (ED) position in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS). BBISS, one of Georgia Tech\u2019s Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), brings together researchers from across Georgia Tech, including academic and research units, to support world-class sustainability-focused research, student engagement, and industry, government, and nonprofit collaboration toward achieving systemic change.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The search for the BBISS Executive Director is underway, initiated by office of the Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2024-10-01 17:02:54","changed_gmt":"2025-06-18 15:09:04","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673578":{"id":"673578","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower and Atlanta Skyline","body":null,"created":"1712003668","gmt_created":"2024-04-01 20:34:28","changed":"1712003668","gmt_changed":"2024-04-01 20:34:28","alt":"Tech Tower against the Atlanta skyline.","file":{"fid":"256989","name":"13C10000-P14-016-Web Use - 1,000px Wide.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/01\/13C10000-P14-016-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px%20Wide.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/01\/13C10000-P14-016-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px%20Wide.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":512285,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/04\/01\/13C10000-P14-016-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px%20Wide.jpg?itok=iPuhon6a"}}},"media_ids":["673578"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfs\/BBISS-Executive-Director-Search-Document-FINAL.pdf","title":"Full Job Description"}],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"132161","name":"BBISS"},{"id":"188360","name":"go-bbiss"},{"id":"193980","name":"Executive Director Search"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"188020","name":"go-rbi"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"194566","name":"Sustainable Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Communications Program Director, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}