Research Project Coordinator, BioPACIFIC MIP

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Executive Director at UCSB of the NSF BioPACIFIC MIP, and working closely with the Executive Director at UCLA and the BioPACIFIC MIP User Coordinator, the Research Project Coordinator will track and manage proposals and projects submitted through the BioPACIFIC MIP's User Program. The Research Project Coordinator will (1) facilitate discussions between prospective users and the technical team to assess project feasibility and logistics, (2) provide guidance to users on proposal development, submission, and revision, (3) manage proposal intake, review, and disposition process, (4) coordinate visits by external researchers to BioPACIFIC MIP, and (5) work with users to track project progress and reporting.

The BioPACIFIC MIP Research Project Coordinator will have a Ph.D. in Chem, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Biology, Bioengineering, or similar field. This technical expertise is required in order to communicate with potential, current, and former users of the BioPACIFIC MIP facilities about available resources, proposal feasibility, potential collaborations, project progress, and project outputs such as publications or patents.

Duties focused on increasing the technical impact of the BioPACIFIC MIP include:

* Participate in trade shows to raise center visibility

* Participate in technical conferences such as American Chemical Society, and Materials Research Society to raise center visibility and recruit users

* Partner with BioPACIFIC MIP directors to develop new proposals and strategies to obtain resources necessary to further increase the impact of the MIP

* Help identify and develop targeted calls for user proposals

* Develop machine assisted product screening tools to help bridge the gap between synthetic biology and synthetic chemists MIP users

Duties focused on user engagement with the BioPACIFIC MIP include:

* Refine workflows to connect users planning to submit BioPACIFIC MIP research proposals to BioPACIFIC MIP personnel for preliminary technical discussions

* In partnership with the MIP Directors, refine workflows by which BioPACIFIC MIP user proposals are evaluated for feasibility

* Manage and optimize workflows for connecting users to facilities, equipment, and staff once they are at BioPACIFIC MIP for research

* Lead engagement efforts after users complete their research at BioPACIFIC MIP, including creating Highlight slides that will be reported to the NSF on a quarterly basis, incorporated in the BioPACIFIC MIP Annual Report, and showcased on the BioPACIFIC MIP website and newsletter

* Collect statistics and synthesize narrative for the NSF Annual Report, including on user project outcomes, products, and impacts

Program management duties include:

* Coordinate the collection and submission of required business forms from users coming to access the facilities

* Coordinate the collection and submission of required MTA forms for sample requests

* Manage the logistics of schedule and travel for the users coming to UCSB

• Ph.D. in Chem, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Biology, Bioengineering, or similar field at time of application

• Demonstrated experience developing machine learning models for applications in chemistry, biology, or materials
• Experience in project management - tracking project goals and deliverables, working with project leads to track progress and develop reports
• Experience in project development - working with possible project leads to define a scope of work, identify resources, assess feasibility, and guide a project to initiation
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented work environment.
• Ability to work creatively and independently and follow through on assignment with minimal or no directions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with faculty, staff, students, visitors, and public
• Skill in prioritizing workload, assessing timelines, coordinating numerous assignments/projects simultaneously under heavy workload
• Ability to utilize a variety of communication methods to move projects forward in a timely manner
• Familiarity with procedures and protocols relevant to university research processes and laboratories

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide name, telephone and email address for all references.

References will be contacted if selected as a finalist.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination as defined by the employer.
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• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Additionally, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.