Design Tech Project Associate

   

About the Project:

Join an exciting cross-disciplinary team recently awarded a grant in the Bioinspired Design Innovations track within the Convergence Accelerator initiative as part of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). Buildings account for 40% of carbon emissions, contributing to one of our most burdensome societal challenges – architecture in the context of climate crisis. The team will explore the creative integration of bioinspired design for novel sustainable approaches to the design and engineering of solar panels on buildings. Through a unique weekly innovation curriculum organized and delivered by the NSF Convergence Accelerator, the team will engage a fast-paced year-long schedule covering Team Science, Human-Centered Design, and Communications.

 

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the project’s principal investigator, the Project Associate (PA) will manage the day-to-day operational aspects of the project. The PA will plan, schedule and monitor activities of each PI to fulfill the project objectives and requirements. They will assign resources, set project deadlines in consultation with the team, track timelines and budgets, liaise with the industry partner, E Ink, and coordinate the progress of subcontractors towards meeting agreed-upon deliverables. They will coordinate communications on the project, including building the team through new relationships with key stakeholders. Identify, outreach, and add advisors and partners to the team. Manage communications with end users and stakeholders on social media. Monitor posts on an ongoing basis for content and relevance. Plan events as opportunities arise with organizations outside of Cornell. The PA will develop agendas for and organize and schedule meetings, conference calls, and teleconferences. Additionally, the PA will assist in creating and executing additional projects as needed including surveys and events targeting end users.

 

Success in this role requires proactive relationship building with varied stakeholders; excellent written and oral communication skills; the ability to work with and manage a diverse cross-disciplinary team with multiple goals; and impeccable organization with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities. A strong candidate will have the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at any given time, to work independently, but also within a large team. This position requires a strategic and organized thinker who takes creative initiative in working toward consensus with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, industry partners, and community members.

This is a full-time, benefit eligible appointment through December 31, 2024, with the possibility of extension pending satisfactory job performance and availability of funding.

About the College:

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) is home to nearly 1000 students, 120 faculty, and 65 staff members who come together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and approaches to designing, making, and doing that build a more just and sustainable future. 

A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP bridges fields and faculty with five departments, 20 degree programs, 18 faculty-led labs, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a platform for building partnerships that make change in our cities and communities nationally and internationally. 

Cornell AAP's departments include Architecture, Art, and Planning, as well as the new multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by the S.C. Johnson College of Business; and the multicollege Department of Design Tech, administered by Cornell AAP in partnership with Cornell Bowers CIS; Cornell Engineering; Cornell Human Ecology; and Cornell Tech. The college is housed across three locations — Ithaca, NY; New York City; and Rome, Italy — each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to building a caring, inclusive, and rigorous community around our shared priorities — Creative + Critical Practices; Sustainability + Social Impact; Design + Emerging Technologies; and the Future of Cities + Development — that enable us to reimagine and reshape the world in radically new ways, every day.

About the Department:

The new Department of Design Tech is a multicollege initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact industry and practice in a changing world.

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2-4 years administrative management experience and/or project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe Creative Suite, and desktop publishing software.

• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects in creative collaborative environments with multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.

• Experience in collaborative use of computer applications and tools in Microsoft Office, Slack, Box, and Zoom with ability to edit and maintain documents in shared, cloud-based environments.

• Some background in design, design arts, and/or emerging technologies.

There is no visa sponsorship and no relocation funds for this position.

   

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University Job Title:

Project Associate I

Job Family:

Administration

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$58,660.00 - $63,468.00

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Kyeosha Hill

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2024-02-02