Research Director, Golub Capital Social Impact Lab
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About The Position
Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB) has built a global reputation through immersive and innovative management programs. We provide students with a transformative leadership experience, pushing the boundaries of knowledge with faculty research and offering a portfolio of entrepreneurial and non-degree programs that deliver global impact like no other. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in service of our mission of developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change lives, change organizations, and change the world. We invite you to be part of this mission. The Golub Capital Social Impact Lab (Lab) is an initiative within the GSB that uses digital technology and social science research to improve the effectiveness of social sector organizations. The lab is a research initiative of affiliated academics, staff, researchers, and students passionate about conducting research that guides and improves the innovation process in the social sector. We collaborate with a wide range of organizations, from large firms to smaller startups, for-profits to nonprofits, and NGOs to governments, to conduct research. Then, we apply and disseminate our insights to achieve social impact at a large scale. The Lab's research falls into three main areas: (a) research to identify specific problems and associated potential technology solutions; (b) general purpose research on methods, processes, and practices that support the development of technologies such as digital education, worker training, nudges, and information provision; and (c) research on innovative approaches to subsidize and incentivize the development and scaling of technical solutions, including paying for outcomes, advance market commitments, social impact bonds, social impact venture capital, prizes, and milestone payments. Reporting administratively to the Director, Research Operations within the Research Hub and operationally to the Lab Director and Faculty Director, the Research Director, Golub Capital Social Impact Lab, will lead and oversee research related to the mission of the Lab and ensure the research is disseminated widely to both academic and general audiences. This work includes defining, prioritizing, and managing research projects; managing and carrying out the research; writing, presenting, and publicizing research and related thought leadership; documenting, refining, and monitoring compliance with processes to ensure transparent and replicable research; supporting the writing of grant proposals around research projects; supporting the Lab Director in recruiting researchers and students, maintaining lab records, organizing lab events; and all organizational duties associated with achieving these objectives. This position is a 2-year fixed-term role.
