Job Title: Program Assistant - Collaborative Programs STEM Initiatives
PVN ID: VA-1507-000617
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

The City University of New York (CUNY) Collaborative Programs Program Assistant will support the work of the Collaborative Programs staff to organize several science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) projects including the New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) and CN STEM Research Academies.

  • NYCSEF is the city’s largest high school research competition and provides a venue for hundreds of high school students to present their research projects to a panel of judges to compete for a variety of prizes.
  • The STEM Academy is a two-semester program, consisting of a spring pre-college science course and a summer research experience, designed to provide students with an opportunity to build essential literacy and numeracy skills by engaging in ‘authentic inquiry’ activities.
  • College Now is CUNY’s largest collaboration with the NYC Department of Education and it provides college credit and pre-college preparatory activities for NYC public high school students.

Reporting to the Associate Director of STEM Initiatives, the role of the CP Program Assistant will be as follows:

  •  provide technical and administrative support to:
  • the NYCSEF competition and awards ceremony including application review, data management and reporting, social media output, materials acquisition, award distribution, etc.;
  • the College Now STEM research academies at several CUNY campuses, provide programmatic support to College Now staff campus via student outreach and monitoring, execute social media strategy, participate in the coordination of data collection and reporting;

Other Duties

  • coordinate the social media strategy for NYCSEF, the STEM Academies and other CP-related projects;
  • support Associate Director of STEM Initiatives as needed; and
  • perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

 

  • a Bachelor’s degree;
  • experience in promoting programs via a variety of social media outlets;
  • familiarity with MS Access or other database applications – preferred;
  • strong management and organization skills and an ability to set and meet deadlines;
  • an ability to work equally well with college and school administrators, faculty and staff; and
  • excellent writing and inter-personal skills.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Collaborative Programs
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$30,000.00 - $35,000.00
Closing Date
Sep 15, 2015 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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