Department 0020 - Arts & Sciences

Position Information

Employee's Effective Start Date 03/18/2024

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience with relevance to project management in business or STEM fields. Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, and time management skills. Strong evidence of the ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment.

Desired Qualifications

Website development and graphic design skills. Experience in collecting data for program assessment and evaluation. Experience in event organization and management. Experience in coordinating internship programs. Experience in collecting and organizing program budgeting data.

Position Purpose

Duties

Oakland University is hiring a program coordinator for the NSF Research Traineeship ( NRT ) program in “Data Analytics in Multi-Omics Science” ( DAMOS ). The program will establish a new interdisciplinary training framework for graduate (Masters and PhD) students in Biology, Mathematics, and Business. The program consists of a variety of activities including coursework, workshops, internships, conferences, and collaborations with the University of Puerto Rico. The primary role of the Program Coordinator will be to support the leadership team (4 Principal Investigators) in the organization, coordination, documentation, and management of the program activities. The Program Coordinator will also collaborate with the senior Program Coordinator assigned to the College of Arts and Sciences. Main duties will include:

• Develop, coordinate, and implement the activities of the program. Examples include: workshops, seminar series, conferences, meetings.
• Work closely with the leadership team, faculty, and students to ensure proper implementation of the program and the progression of the students through the curriculum
• Design and maintain the website and other marketing material for the program
• Tracking and management of data on activities, student participation, budgetary expenses
• Communicate with program participants (students, faculty, industry collaborators, advisory board members) regularly and through diverse media (in person, phone, email)
  
  

Job Duties

50% Develop, coordinate, and implement program activities in collaboration with the leadership team (4 Principal investigators) and other participating faculty.

30% Communicate with faculty and students in the program about program activities, requirements for successful completion of the program. This will include communicating also with other units on campus such as the Graduate School, The College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, registrar, financial aid, etc.

20% Collect, maintain, and share program records according to university policies. Ensure that the program remains in compliance (e.g., IRB ). Update the program website and other marketing material with relevant information.

Job Open Date 03/04/2024

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes