Position Details Job Number: 24-2023 Category: Development Title: Associate Director for Advancement Date Posted: 06-26-2023 14:18 PM Close Date: 07-17-2023 22:57 PMDescription: Qualified applicants will successfully demonstrate strength in developing strategic, complex, and innovative fundraising plans, as well as strengths in executing those plans to achieve goals and mission objectives. In coordination with the Office of Communications, the incumbent will effectively leverage various communication media and diffusion channels for optimal exposure and impact. Full list of requirements is available through the following link: (copy and paste this link in your browser) About the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Smithsonian. STRI is headquartered in the Republic of Panama, with modern research and laboratory facilities, a library with extensive holdings in the natural and anthropological sciences, and terrestrial and marine field stations throughout the country.
STRI has a vibrant and collaborative scientific community of 37 staff scientists and hosts over 1200 scientific visitors per year, including fellows and interns supported through an intramural program. Staff scientists maintain diverse research programs in the ecology, evolution, physiology, development, and behavior of marine and terrestrial organisms and ecosystems, both ancient and modern, and the role of human interactions in shaping tropical environments. Strong interdisciplinary links between our scientists and the broader Smithsonian community provide excellent opportunities for addressing large-scale long-term research questions that are not possible elsewhere. The Smithsonian Institution is a unique complex of 22 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and eight research centers.
