Program Coordinator

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology is seeking a self-motivated and organized individual to work with the ROSE and PREC programs. These programs provide summer research opportunities for science teachers (ROSE) and undergraduate majors (PREC). This is a term position for up to two years. Specific job requirements include: Provides specialized administrative support in the development, implementation, and marketing of ROSE and PREC program function. This includes: Planning and scheduling of programmatic needs including but not limited to events, lunches, ceremonies, lectures, housing, and poster session, as well as participant stipends. Serves as a central point of contact between students, faculty, staff, other departments, and/or external constituencies on day-to-day programmatic, operational, and administrative matters; assists with seminars, meetings, special projects, and/or general problem resolution. Coordinates activities of support staff, consultants, faculty, and/or volunteers engaged in implementation and administration of program objectives. Monitors and administers program revenues and expenses; may develop or participate in the development of funding proposals for the program. Writes, edits, and coordinates development of promotional materials, educational materials, training materials, newsletters, and/or brochures, as appropriate to the program. Maintains program/project records, researches information and gathers and computes various data; prepares special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources. Performs or delegates clerical and administrative support tasks, including creation, typing, and editing of program correspondence, purchasing documents, reports, program handbooks, and other publications. May assist with grant and/or proposal writing as appropriate to the objectives and funding nature of the program; may participate in other fundraising activities. May perform specialized activities of a programmatic nature in direct support of the accomplishment of program objectives and protocol. While not a responsibility at this time, may supervise student employees, volunteers and/or interns; may lead lower-graded staff. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Plans and coordinates the day-to-day fiscal, administrative, and operational activities of a narrowly defined, contract or grant funded program/project or set of funded activities. The program/project is usually focused to a single purpose, may be scientific, research, educational, or service oriented, and may exist as a subset of an integrated, grant-funded program activity. Duties typically include assisting with grant planning and administration, fiscal, budgetary, and/or other associated transactions, program implementation and administration, internal and external operational/administrative liaison, program marketing, and reporting.