Agrilife Research
Program Coordinator II
Dallas, TX · Mid · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$12k-$15kDetected 22 days ago
Project ManagementFinancial AnalysisForecastingExcelProcess ImprovementPublic HealthScientific WritingResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficeFinancial Reporting
About the role
- With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
- The IHA's Healthy Living program is housed at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas, which focuses on scientific research, public outreach, and education programs.
- The Center is a regional hub for Texas A&M AgriLife activity.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative, operational, and project management support to Healthy Living leadership, including managing complex calendars, coordinating meetings and travel, preparing agendas and materials, and supporting stakeholder engagement activities.
- Coordinate meetings, advisory groups, and stakeholder activities, serving as a liaison between program leadership and internal and external partners.
- support documentation and reporting requirements for grants, contracts, and program operations.
- Collaborate with the Healthy Living team to support the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of community-engaged research projects, programs, and strategic initiatives.
- Support personnel administration, including onboarding, hiring, training coordination, personnel records management, effort reporting, payroll actions, and guidance on administrative policies and procedures.
- Maintain and prepare professional and organizational documentation, including curriculum vitae, biosketches, organizational charts, letters of support, and related materials.
- Develop and maintain project management, evaluation, and coordination tools, including online platforms such as Qualtrics and related systems.
- Collect, organize, and analyze data to support leadership decision-making, strategic planning, and operational effectiveness.
- Prepare, review, and analyze financial, operational, and administrative reports; assist in identifying funding opportunities; support documentation and reporting requirements for grants, contracts, and program operations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
- Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Nice to have
- Experience with grant administration, budget management, and university administrative systems.
- Fluent in Spanish and English, verbal and written.
- Project management experience, including project planning and evaluation, task management, resource allocation, and budget management.
- Research background, including experience with community-engaged research and evaluation projects.
- Experience with scientific writing, including proposal preparation and writing, developing written reports, and editing manuscripts and documents.
- Experience conducting human subjects research and working on research grants.
- Experience coordinating research programs in the following areas: underserved populations
- and/or the integration of technology into community outreach and research.
Compensation
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate's qualifications.
Benefits
- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
- Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
- In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
- Rebecca Seguin-Fowler, whose work focuses on community-engaged research to address and ameliorate health disparities.
Company info
- Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- pment and evaluation, physical activity behaviors and intervention development, policy system and environmental change, citizen science and community-engaged research, and mHealth technologies and interventions
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