Project Staff Assistant or Associate

Title: Project Staff Assistant or Associate; full or part-time hours negotiable

Unit: Great Lakes Research Consortium

Salary Range: Low to mid 30’s (at full-time rate) depending on qualifications; excellent benefits.

Expected Duration: This is an ongoing position funded through member dues; the initial appointment is for one year.

Brief Description of Duties: The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) is an organization of eighteen colleges and universities in New York, with nine affiliate campuses in Ontario, dedicated to collaborative research and education on the Great Lakes. We have nearly 400 member faculty, who are conducting research in every facet of Great Lakes science. More information is available at our website www.esf.edu/glrc.

The role of the Project Staff Assistant or Associate is to assist the Executive Director in the overall administration of Great Lakes Research Consortium. Duties include the organizing and facilitating all GLRC programs and events including the annual conference, seminar series, and publication of the GLRC newsletter, annual report and directory. The project assistant or associate also serves as liaison to the New York Great Lakes Basin Advisory Council and helps administer the New York Great Lakes Protection Fund small grants program. The successful candidate should be comfortable with desktop publishing software such as Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, as publications and preparation of outreach materials are a major aspect of the job. Position also includes office administrative duties and oversight of several student assistants. Ability to work independently is essential. The work may entail periodic evening and weekend work on and off campus.

Required qualifications include: Bachelor's degree; science background; strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail and a working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.

Preferred qualifications include: Advanced knowledge of layout and design of publications using Adobe Creative Suite, familiarity with web-design using Dreamweaver and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary science, technology and engineering programs; Grant-writing experience, an understanding of great lakes science and policy as well as knowledge of New York organizations whose work is focused on the Great Lakes is a plus.

Date to Be Filled: September 2009

Application Deadline: Although the college will accept applications until the position is filled, interested candidates should submit their materials by August 24, 2009 for optimal consideration.

Application Procedure: Employment application is required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr/search/ and must attach a cover letter and resume; candidates are also encouraged to include short (1-2 page) examples of publication layout or outreach materials that they have created.

The GLRC office can be contacted directly at GLRC@esf.edu or at 315-470-6720.