Professional Specialist

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

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About The Position

The Professional Specialist position at Princeton University involves serving as a Scientific Project Manager for the Avalos Lab within the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute. The role focuses on managing a multi-institutional project aimed at developing a Sargassum seaweed BioRefinery (SaBRe) to produce renewable energy and sustainable biomanufacturing products. The successful candidate will coordinate efforts across various research groups, ensuring effective communication, project organization, and data management while promoting collaboration and outreach.

Requirements

• Proven experience in project management.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• A PhD in a relevant science or engineering field such as chemical/biological engineering, biology, bioengineering, biochemistry, or chemistry.
• Experience in business management is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey scientific knowledge across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in budget management.
• Interest in outreach programs.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Experience with software for program management (e.g., Monday, ClickUp, Scrum, Trello) is a plus.
• Experience maintaining websites is a plus.
• Interest in participating in research is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in business management.
• Experience with software for program management (e.g., Monday, ClickUp, Scrum, Trello).
• Experience maintaining websites.
• Interest in participating in research.

Responsibilities

• Direct the project organization working with leadership at Princeton, collaborating institutions, and funders.
• Act as scientific liaison and strategy manager for the project to promote collaborations within our team and external entities.
• Ensure clear communication of goals, risks, efforts involved, and progress.
• Manage data across all SaBRe groups, including storing, organizing, and sharing.
• Assist with dissemination of results.
• Help with the design and maintain SaBRe Team website.
• Use project management tools (e.g., Scrum, Trello, Smartsheet) to track progress of individual groups and the entire team efforts.
• Organize meetings, write and distribute meeting minutes.
• Help with milestones delivery efforts, including recordkeeping, preparing progress projections, and helping research teams strategize milestone achievement.
• Prepare Quarterly/Annual Reports and project updates.
• Coordinate and join travel events for SaBRe team and funding institution.
• Monitor and control project costs, and ensure projects stay within budget.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors.
• Help write research proposals for complementary and future funding of the project.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree