Research Program Coordinator

Research Program Coordinator

Location: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

The Research Program Coordinator will work within a Space geodesy research program  work for each project engages faculty, professional research staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. Each staff member contributes to multiple projects, with assignments changing over time, requiring active research program coordination across people and projects.

• Coordinate operations of research program and manage administrative duties related to research grants, including discovery, planning, budgeting, writing and formatting of grant proposal submissions.
• Prepare templates and write reports and other correspondence related to the research and program in accordance with grant guidelines, collating technical contributions from researchers.
• Assist with labor allocation and budget tracking across multiple grants/contracts.
• Develop research program guidelines/activities and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Discover and report on work by peers in blogs, websites, and trade articles.
• May participate in the writing and editing process of manuscripts for submission to scientific journals.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience coordinating or administering a program.

• B.S. or B.A. in STEM or Liberal Arts in technical disciplines.
• More than three years of experience in research program coordination.
• Experience with composition using MS Office and LaTex.
• Experience with MS Excel tools for planning.
• Strong verbal communication, technical writing and teamwork skills.
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results, and to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Prior work experience in higher education, particularly in STEM or research operations.

$50,000+ depending on qualifications and experience.

• May work around standard office conditions.
• Climbing of stairs.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation, manual dexterity (e.g., using a mouse).
• Work Shift:
  
  Monday – Friday, typical office hours plus occasional after-hours work.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.