The arXiv is separating from Cornell University, and is hiring a CEO, who will be paid roughly $300,000/year:

https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678/chief-executive-officer

They say:

"After decades of productive partnership with Cornell University, and with support from the Simons Foundation, arXiv is establishing itself as an independent nonprofit organization, marking the next stage in its 35-year history as a pioneer of open-access science."

The arXiv’s current annual budget is approximately $6 million and they employ ~27 staff members, most of whom work remotely, primarily in the U.S. The new chief executive officer (CEO) will be responsible for all aspects of arXiv, including strategic planning, financial management, technical infrastructure, personnel oversight and stakeholder engagement. They will work closely with board member representatives of Cornell University and the Simons Foundation to establish the organization’s independence.

A firm called Spencer Stuart is recruiting the CEO. For confidential nominations and expressions of interest, you can contact them at [email protected].  The salary is expected to be around $300,000, though the actual salary offered may differ.

Chief Executive Officer - New York City, New York (US) job with arXiv | 37961678

arXiv seeks its first CEO to champion open, free scientific discovery and guide the platform’s next chapter as an independent nonprofit.

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@johncarlosbaez 5% of the annual budget for the CEO’s salary is that a standard practice for a non profit?

@Thcoudreau @johncarlosbaez The arXiv budget is just internal operations, it doesn’t make any grants or fund outside projects, so the CEO salary is going to be a larger percentage than for a place like the Simons Foundation that serves as a funder of many outside project (including arXiv).

While $300k sounds like a lot, it looks to be towards the low side of CEO compensation for a tech-oriented non-profit foundation in NYC.

@dan131riley @Thcoudreau - I didn't list the job qualifications, but you can read them, and it seems they're looking for the kind of prestigious scientist who would need a high salary to consider dropping their research for this sort of complex, time-consuming, attention-demanding administrative job. I'm curious to see who gets hired.
@johncarlosbaez @dan131riley @Thcoudreau
I nominate John Carlos Baez.
@bks @dan131riley @Thcoudreau - I would hate this job. I had some fun thinking about the salary I'd demand if someone wanted me to do it. It would be dumb of them to want that, because I'd probably do a bad job, but I might do it for $3,000,000/year.

@johncarlosbaez @bks @dan131riley @Thcoudreau i'm curious what would the extra 2700000 bring you that compensates the misery of this kind of job.

I'm asking because i'm going to do a 50% management job for almost no extra soon.

@jaztrophysicist @johncarlosbaez @bks @dan131riley
Eager to know more about this job…
Giant steps – Looking up

@jaztrophysicist @johncarlosbaez I wish you the best in this endeavor. It is likely a great opportunity to learn many new things.
@Thcoudreau @johncarlosbaez that's the idea, yes ! Trying something new in support of the future

@jaztrophysicist - Congratulations!

I'm not sure what I'd do with $3,000,000/year, but I'm already comfortable enough, so I could either give it to charity or set up a team of people to work on things I want done. It's all hypothetical, though, so I haven't bothered to think it through. I have enough trouble already, figuring out what I want to do.

@Thcoudreau