(Casual Hire) Project Manager

University of Hawaii•Honolulu, HI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University of Hawai’i may apply for Casual Hire positions, which include administrative professional and technical (APT) or Instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits as provided to regular BOR and Civil Service employees such as paid leave and holidays. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees and up to one calendar year for part-time employees.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience in STEM-related projects
Good communication skills
Experience on working in a high school environment and providing mentorship and guidance to students
Knowledge about NASA space missions and opportunities for students
Knowledge and experience in working with Adobe, MS Office programs and other software

Nice To Haves

Experience in informal teaching at high schools
Knowledge about NASA Moon and Mars missions
Experience with and knowledge of space mission maneuvers
Abilities to work with high schools’ administrations and teachers
Abilities to set up, coordinate and manage project activities
Experience in organizing and running conferences
Experience on data collection, analysis, and its reporting

Responsibilities

Manage the NASA-funded Hawai’i Center for Aeronautics and Air Mobility Research (ACEIR) Project and Hawai’i’s Aspiring Aerospace Engineers Academy (HAAEA) Project activities
Work with projects’ teams and manage the student reports for review and their preparations for showcasing the project results
Periodically report the progress in the projects, including student performance data, to the Principal Investigator (PI)
Assist the PI with drafting quarterly and annual performance reports in a format consistent with the structure of NASA reports
Work with departmental staff and ITS to create the ACEIR project website and maintain both projects’ websites
Support and manage student research study groups and the community members’ groups in rocketry, unmanned aerial systems, satellite ground stations and CubeSat mission design and development, planetary landing technologies and other groups as appropriate
Coordinate activities in organizing the International Conference on Dynamic Games, Optimal Guidance and Applications in Autonomous Systems (ICDGAS-2026) to be held in April 22-24, 2026
Disseminate the student project performance via the HAAEA’s and ACEIR’s websites, high schools’ websites and on other media platforms as appropriate
Form and manage student research study groups in rocketry, unmanned aerial systems, satellite ground stations and CubeSat mission design and development, planetary landing technologies and other groups as appropriate, including the Capstone research groups.
Periodically report the progress to the PI.
Draft quarterly and annual performance reports on both HAAEA and ACEIR projects for NASA.
Organize and manage the showcasing events of student’s performance and ICDGAS-2026.
Coordinate and schedule the project meetings.