Pro Tem Knight Campus Research Communications Manager

University of Oregon•Eugene, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is an ambitious initiative designed to fast-track scientific discoveries into innovations that improve the quality of life for people in Oregon, the nation, and the world. The campus creates the intellectual infrastructure to establish Oregon as a center for both research and development, making Oregon a place where companies can start up and grow. The Knight Campus will reshape the higher education landscape in Oregon by training the next generations of scientists, forging tighter ties with industry and entrepreneurs, and creating new educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. The Knight Campus Communications team develops and implements the overall marketing and communication strategy for all units and programs within the Knight Campus — actively managing and directing websites and affiliated digital and social media channels. The office plans, creates, produces and distributes annual reports, presentations, newsletters, brochures, blogs, advertisements, photos, videos, email campaigns, recruitment collateral, news releases, announcements, stories and profiles. The team elevates the local relevance, national competitiveness and global recognition of the Knight Campus and its components and individual PIs. The team develops and administers the campus' brand identity standards in accordance with the university's overall marketing strategy and identity standards.

Requirements

BA/ BS in Bioengineering, Materials Science Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Human Physiology, or Physics, or related area (for Research Assistant rank).
PhD in Bioengineering, Materials Science Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Human Physiology, or Physics, or related area (for Research Associate rank).
3 years of professional experience with primary responsibilities for a communications, proposal writing or other similar position in a research, hospital, advocacy organization, government, or similar organization focused on engineering, medicine, or the applied sciences.
Experience in proposal/policy/advocacy writing in support of research/sponsored projects.
Project management experience.
Commitment to and experience with promoting and enhancing diversity and inclusion.
Ability to be effective in an interdisciplinary team environment and with a variety of stakeholders, including faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Ability to meet deadlines, proactively anticipate needs, manage, and prioritize multiple tasks or projects, and work independently without supervision, while handling frequent interruptions and shifting priorities to ensure the success of projects and regular workflow.
Excellent attention to detail and consistent follow-through.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyze, summarize and effectively present and distribute data and reports to leadership.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working in a research laboratory in Bioengineering, Materials Science Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Human Physiology, Neuroscience, or related field.
Science communication experience of work other than candidate’s own in a professional setting.
Experience with commonly used project management software and tools such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, or Trello.
Demonstrated excellence in synthesizing technical information into precise, well-written, captivating, understandable text.
Demonstrated excellence in copyediting skills.
Experience with common communications platforms including but not limited to Word, PowerPoint, Drupal, MailChimp, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, etc.

Responsibilities

Acts as a resource to research labs and initiatives, academic programs, and Knight Campus leadership, providing scientific writing and visual production support for proposals, recruiting and marketing materials, presentations, strategic research priorities, and other collateral communications requiring scientific and technical writing and visual representation assistance.
Provides critical consultation to Principle Investigator and unit leads on target audience, impact statements/assertions, alternative application narratives, and specific tools and approaches to disseminating discovery and innovation to niche and broad-based audiences.
Serves as the key communications lead for high-profile, externally funded research initiatives including the Human Performance Alliance at Oregon, the Center for Biomedical Data Science, and Peak Oregon, all of which are interdisciplinary and multi-unit programs.
Relays complex scientific information into a number of media, much of which is intended for non-scientific audiences.