Job Posting Title: Administrative Program Coordinator
Hiring Department: Bureau of Economic Geology
Position Open To: All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
FLSA Status: Exempt
Earliest Start Date: Immediately
Position Duration: Expected to Continue
Location: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS
Job Details: General Notes This position is located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin.
Purpose The Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) at The University of Texas at Austin seeks an Administrative Program Coordinator to support the principal investigator and the AEC. Responsibilities include administrative support to PI, meeting coordination, database management, administrative tasks, grant writing, grant management, support of ongoing research projects, and member recruitment and other related administrative functions.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to PI, such as managing correspondence and calendars, preparing reports, and handling travel arrangements. Coordinate and schedule meetings, including preparing agendas, distributing materials, and taking minutes. Prioritizing tasks to ensure efficient workflow. Handling confidential information with discretion
- Grant writing support: Prepare checklists for proposal packages for timely submission to funding agencies. Provide proofreading and editorial support. Assist with post-award grant management, including tracking budgets, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with grant and contract requirements.
- Marketing support: Create newsletters and maintain an updated website. Outreach to current and prospective members and funders. Contributing to and participating in industry trade shows as needed.
- Other related functions as assigned.
Required Qualifications The position requires the applicant to work with the PI and assist him with planning and executing tasks on time. Applicant must possess a dynamic, positive personality and strong organizational skill set. This position requires strong writing/reading comprehension and effective communication with various project stakeholders. The applicant will maintain a professional demeanor, work as a team member without daily supervision, and effectively communicate with groups of collaborators. The position requires regular and punctual attendance in an office environment.
- Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or liberal arts related to earth and planetary systems with three years of relevant experience.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project).
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three or more years of administrative support or project coordination experience
- Grant writing/management, fundraising, and stakeholder recruitment experience are highly desired
- Contributing to industry trade shows, creating newsletters
Salary Range $52,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
- May work around chemicals
- May work around electrical and mechanical hazards
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of manual dexterity
- Climbing of stairs
- Climbing of ladders
- Lifting and moving
- Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines
- Occasional travel intrastate, interstate, international
- Occasional fieldwork as necessary
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information
- Letter of interest
Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
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Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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