Job Title: Training Associate
PVN ID: CC-1804-002475
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK

Job Description

General Description

The mission of the CUNY Building Performance Lab (BPL) is to advance high-performance building operations and practices in existing buildings with a focus on NYC owned buildings. BPL is part of CUNY’s interdisciplinary Institute for Urban Systems. BPL staff and interns carry out building systems research and development and measurement and verification services for building system retrofits, provide continuing education programs for facility managers, building operators and energy professionals, and create internships for CUNY students which encourage and prepare them for jobs in the sustainable buildings field. New York City has ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions that result from powering the buildings and it has been shown that improving the performance of the energy systems can reduce energy use by 5-20% at no or little cost.

 

The Training Associate will join the staff at BPL who are part of this effort to reduce emissions caused by NYC buildings. The Training Associate will assist in developing content for new or customized trainings that emphasize an energy efficiency perspective to building operations and maintenance. The Training Associate will also teach a variety of the classes as appropriate, given his/her background.

Other Duties

  • Report to the Director of Training and specific training program managers, around operation of specific programs;
  • Work with BPL Director Michael Bobker and/or other subject matter experts (SME) in the development and updating of course materials (primarily in power point);
  • Use classroom strategies for training adults that result in learners 1) being motivated, 2) using their critical thinking skills, 3) overcoming possible resistance to new technology, and 4) using the new information at their jobs;
  • Assist in evaluating training effectiveness and in maintaining records for funding agencies;
  • Support instructor meetings and other BPL activities as requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements for the position:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, architecture, facilities management, or sustainability;
  • Three years job experience that demonstrates knowledge of building energy efficiency;
  • Experience in training adult learners in HVAC or another technical field and ability to manage the classroom and diverse learner backgrounds;
  • Well organized with ability to manage details of content development process and tracking outcomes;
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills; strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Power Point.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in developing course materials;
  • Master’s degree in related field;
  • Instructional design experience;
  • Facilities/Energy Management certification.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
CUNY Building Performance Lab, CCNY, Mar
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $70,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 25, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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