Careers Job Description
General Description
This position is for a part-time coordinator who will assist with scheduling and facilitating youth events and programs for the ASRC IlluminationSpace Hub. Programming including:
- In-person field trip experiences in our IlluminationSpace Visitor Center with motion sensing technology, touch-screens, projections and other sensor technologies
- Local Pop-Up Science tabling events
- Online events and tours with our new virtual 360-degree interactive platform
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) is a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.
The ASRC operates as a center of development of an integrated research network that brings together faculty, students, and post-doctoral fellows to perform cutting-edge science. The goal is to educate trainees in becoming the new leaders of tomorrow, by providing growth in increasingly inter-related disciplines of applied science.
The IlluminationSpace is an immersive learning environment featuring interactive, motion sensing exhibitions highlighting the fundamentals of each research initiative at the ASRC: Nanoscience, Photonics, Structural Biology, Neuroscience, and Environmental Science.The space hosts in-person and virtual field trips which include live talks and tours with current research faculty and students. The IS field trip program hosts ~300 visitors each year ranging in ages from middle school up to college age students.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Field trips take place in-person 2-3 times a week for ~2hrs. Hours are generally MWF 10-5 with some programming taking place on weekends and during afterschool hours
- The Field trip coordinator spends half of their time managing our online booking platform and corresponding with schools, teachers and guest scientists. For this aspect of the job, the individual should be very attentive to detail, a wiz with spreadsheets, good email etiquette and notetaker. Experience with coordinating events is a plus
- The other half of the time will be as lead facilitator for field trips with the assistance of two undergraduate interns. For this aspect of the job, the individual should be upbeat, friendly, dynamic, comfortable with translating complex scientific ideas and engaging with young audiences
- The coordinator will take ownership of existing IlluminationSpace youth programming and will manage a team of 2 undergraduate interns. The coordinator will also work closely with the STEM Education & Outreach manager in the development of new programming, content and strategic initiatives
Other Duties
- Coordinate and lead facilitate in-person and virtual STEM youth programming for the IlluminationSpace (ASRC Field Trips, In-School visits, Virtual Tours)
- Manage undergraduate intern facilitators
- Correspond with youth group leaders and ASRC guest scientists
- Assist with development and organization of hands-on STEM activities and virtual educational content
- Assist with brainstorming and beta testing of new immersive learning technologies
- Maintain and grow relationships with local schools & youth groups
- Assist with survey data collection and annual report writing
- Keep track of project deadlines and traffic communications and materials that help ensure their timely achievement
- Attend key planning meetings and distribute post-meeting notes
- Prepare and distribute correspondence as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in STEM or Education
- 2-3 years experience working with youth
- Experience in events coordination or planning
- Proficiency in Google Docs, Dropbox, MS Outlook and other MS Office applications
- Proficiency with Zoom meeting and webinar functions
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in urban STEM Education, particularly in museums, after school or summer programs
- Experience managing interns and volunteers
- Comfortable digesting and interpreting complex scientific ideas for general audiences
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Excels in collaborative and dynamic work environments
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
ASRC
Part Time
$30.00-$35.00
19.00
Jun 03, 2023 (Or Until Filled)