Executive Director, Krantz Institute

Boston College • Chestnut Hill, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Boston College is establishing the Krantz Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Humanity, a transformative initiative enabled by a significant gift. The Institute aims to leverage BC's Jesuit, Catholic identity to explore the opportunities, implications, and challenges of artificial intelligence. It will inform discussions on AI and equip students with the judgment, wisdom, and critical thinking needed to become moral leaders and creators in the AI field, ensuring humanistic values and ethics remain central. The Executive Director will report to the Provost and Dean of Faculties and will be responsible for building the Institute into a national and global leader in AI teaching, research, and discussion, while also scaling foundational and applied AI initiatives across the university's nine schools and colleges. This role involves working with faculty, academic leadership, and external partners to develop a sustainable, world-class hub of institutional excellence.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of demonstrated leadership experience leading complex organizations, large collaborative initiatives, and/or multidisciplinary research programs.
• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• The ideal profile includes an internationally recognized record of scholarly or professional achievement sufficient for a tenured faculty or professor of the practice appointment, along with the proven ability to navigate a mission-driven organizational environment.
• Exceptional communication, resource management, and relationship-building skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset capable of building institutions from the ground up and bridging academia, civil society, and industry.
• A profound, demonstrable commitment to advancing Boston College’s defining Jesuit and Catholic mission of formative education and ethical discernment.

Nice To Haves

• A Ph.D. or the equivalent terminal degree is preferred.
• Given the institute’s fundamentally interdisciplinary mission, the university welcomes candidates from a broad range of disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, as well as from computational fields such as computer science, engineering, statistics, and data science.

Responsibilities

• Convene Global Thought Leaders: Organize world-class conferences and symposia at Boston College to explore AI’s potential impact on education and humanity, partnering with academics to sustain a conversation about AI, ethics, and humanity.
• Cultivate Student Formation and Leadership: Offer fellowships, internships, and experiential learning opportunities to equip BC students with the experience and expertise to participate thoughtfully in how the world should engage with AI.
• Advance Curricular & Internal Innovation: Imagine and implement campus-wide AI programs, support the integration of AI-related topics across disciplines, and award internal seed grants to support innovation in applying AI to teaching, research, and higher education operations.
• Develop, operationalize, and guide the institute's core strategic pillars: AI & Human Flourishing, AI & Democracy, AI & the Economy, AI & Health Care, AI & Formative Education, and AI & Faith.
• Develop a robust set of mechanisms within each pillar, such as research grants, undergraduate fellowships, curriculum integration, industry partnerships, conferences and symposia, and visiting scholars.
• Provide Strategic & Operational Leadership: Partner with faculty and academic leadership to execute long-term strategies, balancing academic priorities with rigorous operational execution.
• Facilitate Interdisciplinary Integration: Connect technical AI researchers with diverse fields, including business, law, education, social work, nursing, and the humanities, to advance an expansive portfolio of creative pedagogy and use-inspired research.
• Support Faculty: Facilitate large-scale, multi-investigator research proposals and support the recruitment, retention, and mentorship of senior faculty, tenure-track hires, postdoctoral scholars, and students.
• Build External Partnerships & Public Voice: Build strong partnerships with non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, government agencies, and policymakers to enable real-world experimentation. Serve as an important public voice on the ethical and social implications of emerging technologies.
• Lead Fundraising & Advancement: Partner with University Advancement in fundraising and donor engagement efforts to expand the Institute's reach and global impact.

Benefits

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive