Careers Job Description
General Description
We seek an experienced Collaboration Administrator for our recently awarded “Simons Collaboration on Extreme Wave Phenomena Based on Symmetries.” This Collaboration includes fourteen Principal Investigators (PIs) across multiple institutions and will expand as the projects progress. The Collaboration Administrator will be the primary point of contact for PIs and participants and will lead administrative and communications tasks to advance the goals of the Collaboration. This includes but is not limited to: maintaining Collaboration website; plan and compose outreach on the research outcomes of the Collaboration, helping crafting press releases and social media posts; facilitate research meetings (virtual and/or in-person); plan programming and events; manage data collection and storage; plan reporting. The ideal candidate will also have some graphic design experience. The Collaboration Administrator will report to the Collaborations Director. The primary work-site for this part-time RFCUNY position will be the Photonics Initiative in the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center building in Harlem. Remote work can also be accommodated.
Other Duties
Main Duties Include
- Facilitate communications amongst collaborators
- Manage social media accounts
- Manage website content
- Assist with graphic design and press release needs
- Organize virtual meetings
- Organize in-person meetings as needed
- Collect and store data as needed for reporting
- Lead project-specific event organization
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Ability to interact well and communicate clearly and accurately with a broad spectrum of people
- Ability to set priorities, solve problems, and exercise sound judgment
- Anticipate needs for projects
- Ability to take initiative
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Experience in website content development
- Experience with digital design software (eg. InDesign, Photoshop)
- Proficiency in major software programs for office operations, especially MS Office suite
- Candidates flexible with off-site and on-site work are preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college and two years of related work experience
How to Apply
Upload 1) cover letter, 2) resume, 3) samples of or link to design work (if available,) and 4) two professional references to the RFCUNY job portal.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
ASRC
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Mar 31, 2022 (Or Until Filled)