Program Manager, Office of Undergraduate Research, UNLV Undergraduate Education [R0151479]

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is charged with supporting the Director of the OUR (Director) and advancing opportunities for undergraduate research as a high-impact educational practice to directly improve student success, consistent with UNLV’s Top Tier Student Achievement goals. The position works directly with the Director on projects and collaborates within the AVPUEHIP team, across campus, and in multiple areas of the student experience to expand, support, coordinate, and highlight undergraduate research at UNLV. As a key member of the OUR and AVPUEHIP leadership team, the Program Manager will work closely with Academic Affairs colleagues to ensure advancement of our mission to grow enrollment, promote excellence, be inclusive and equitable, innovate to provide leading edge 21st century academic experiences, improve student success, and lay a strong foundation for positive student outcomes while at UNLV and in their post-graduate lives. All positions in Academic Affairs contribute to our core mission: to increase enrollment and promote equitable student success. By addressing systemic obstacles and implementing strategic services, programs, and support, this position will play a part in enhancing student enrollment, retention, successful progression, timely completion, and equitable outcomes, in order to meaningfully contribute to the institution's commitment to expand access, grow enrollment, and promote equitable student success. As with all Academic Affairs positions, it is expected that this role will be filled by a person who subscribes to and routinely demonstrates the university's core values in all interactions; demonstrates professionalism and collegiality; is collaborative and a team player; is ethical, transparent, and abides by all university, NSHE, and State laws, policies, and procedures as appropriate to the position; and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion in ways that promote belongingness for students, faculty, staff, community partners, and campus guests.

Requirements

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Minimum 3 years experience with academic research, either at the undergraduate or graduate level, in the humanities or STEM
3+ years of program management
3+ years of supervisory experience
Credentials must be obtained prior to the start date

Nice To Haves

5+ years experience with academic research, either at the undergraduate or graduate level, in the humanities or STEM
5+ years of program management
5+ years of supervisory experience
Experience working in higher education
Experience with seeking grant funding

Responsibilities

Centralization of data collection on undergraduate research
Development of infrastructure to support and reward undergraduate research
Coordination of university-wide research symposia on undergraduate research and other undergraduate research student programming
Provide assistance generating grant proposals and other efforts to raise funds to support undergraduate research
Development and administration of undergraduate research awards
Support for OUR publicity by coordinating website updates and posting on social media
Development of pipelines to recruit outstanding students to UNLV for undergraduate programs