[FRIAM] Fwd: [netlogo-users] NetLogo Foundation and search for Executive Director
Stephen Guerin
stephen.guerin at redfish.com
Tue Apr 16 00:08:54 EDT 2024
Congratulations, Uri, and to your Netlogo team!
Forwarding to FRIAM list your search for the Foundation's First Executive
Director
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From: Uri Wilensky <uri at northwestern.edu>
Date: Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Subject: [netlogo-users] NetLogo foundation
To: <netlogo-users at googlegroups.com>
Dear NetLogo users group,
The National Science Foundation has awarded us funds in order to preserve,
expand and improve the NetLogo project and its community. These funds will
go towards the establishment of a formal organization, that will foster the
long term sustainability of NetLogo. We at the CCL, are very excited about
this opportunity and have begun many plans to launch the non-profit
organization.
I have led the development of NetLogo for about thirty years. I will
continue being very active in the new organization. But it also gives me
peace to know that NetLogo will be secure even after I retire from full
involvement.
I am including below the advertisement that went out today for an executive
director for this new organization.
If this opportunity might be of interest to you, please do apply. If you
know of others who might be interested in this opportunity, please do
forward them this message. And feel free to circulate to your contacts.
We look forward to working together with our users to accomplish these
goals.
All the best,
—Uri
*NetLogo Seeks Founding Executive Director*
The NetLogo project seeks a founding executive director (Sr. Project
Administrator) to help develop an organizational structure to cultivate the
ecosystem of NetLogo users and contributors. The organization exists to
maintain and develop the NetLogo software and grow its community of
computational modelers. The initial term for this position is through
8/31/2025.
The NetLogo project was founded by Professor Uri Wilensky in the late 1990s
and has two core missions: 1) to democratize computational thinking and
computational modeling education, and 2) to enable natural and social
scientists to use agent-based modeling in their work. Our core product,
NetLogo, is a groundbreaking platform that enables learners of all ages to
explore complex systems, experiment with simulations, and develop critical
problem-solving skills. NetLogo is also the leading platform used by
scientists to construct agent-based models. A large number of scientific
articles have been based on research using NetLogo (more than 20,000), and
the number of such articles published per year continues to grow. The
NetLogo project also supports a number of related software products built
around NetLogo to facilitate educational and scientific goals. NetLogo and
related software are free and opensource.
To date, the development of the NetLogo family of products has been funded
primarily by academic research grants (NSF, NIH, etc.) to the Center for
Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling (CCL) at Northwestern
University. The CCL is led by Professor Wilensky and includes other
affiliated professors, two full-time software developers, one half-time
software developer, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers who
contribute to the development of NetLogo in various ways. The development
of NetLogo in this academic environment has been highly successful for over
20 years, but a revised organizational structure will help ensure NetLogo’s
future sustainability.
Recently the NetLogo Project received an NSF grant from the new POSE
program (Pathways to Open-Source Ecosystems) aimed at creating a
sustainable organizational structure and ecosystem to ensure the longevity
of NetLogo. The founding executive director of the new organization will
work closely with the core NetLogo team at the CCL and with partners around
the world towards these goals:
- Create the new organizational structure and provide strategic
leadership and vision during the shift in governance and beyond.
- Drive growth and sustainability through fundraising, partnerships,
grants, and other revenue sources. Fundraising will be a major part of the
executive director’s role, at least until other revenue sources are well
developed. The POSE grant provides funding for 2 years of the executive
director’s salary. In the second year of the job, the organization needs to
be bringing in enough revenue to pay half of this salary, and in the third
year, to fully pay the executive director’s salary as well as portions of
the salaries of other team members. Over the next 5-10 years, the goal is
for the NetLogo project to no longer rely primarily on academic research
grants for the salaries of any core team members which includes, at a
minimum, the executive director and 2-3 full time developers.
- Cultivate an open-source ecosystem of users making contributions to
the NetLogo project including code, agent-based models, educational
materials, and associated computational tools.
- Cultivate relationships with educators, researchers, and policymakers
to promote the adoption of agent-based modeling in science and in education.
Required Qualifications:
- Passion for computational science and education, and a commitment to
the mission of NetLogo.
- Leadership experience, ideally in nonprofit management, educational
technology, or related fields.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to inspire and mobilize
diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success in strategic planning and program development.
· 5 years program/project administration or other relevant experience.
Desired qualifications:
- Demonstrated success in fundraising.
- Experience with computational modeling, science and technology
education, or related disciplines.
Target hiring range for this position will be between $85,000-$105,000 per
year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education,
experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and
alignment with market data.
Start date is as soon as possible. To apply, please send a cover letter,
resume, and any relevant materials to POSE-EXEC at ccl.northwestern.edu.
Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position
is filled.
Since the new organization is not yet founded, the executive director will
initially be an employee of Northwestern University. Candidates who can
work on site are preferred, but there may be options for the position to be
remote or partially remote.
Northwestern University is in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to
Chicago. For more information about the McCormick School of Engineering and
the School of Education and Social Policy, please visit
https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/ and
http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/.
*Benefits:*
*At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive,
high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and
more! Visit us at **https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html *
<https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html>*to learn more.*
*Work-Life and Wellness:*
*Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and
your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities and adopt and
maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where
possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable
childcare, and senior/adult care. Visit us at *
*https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html *
<https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html>*to learn
more.*
*Professional Growth & Development:*
*Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances
whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you’re interested in
developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education,
we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at *
*https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html *
<https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html>*to learn more**.*
*Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with
disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with
disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information
on **EEO is the Law*
<https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf>
*.*
—Uri
Uri Wilensky
Lorraine H. Morton chaired Professor
Professor of Learning Sciences, Computer Science and Complex Systems
Director, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling (CCL)
Northwestern University
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