ProgramManagerNOAALiving Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center School of Agriculture and NaturalSciencesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore TheDepartment of Natural Sciences is accepting resumes for a full-time 12 month,grant funded position of Program Manager of the NOAA Living Marine ResourcesCooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) beginning in September 2015. The Departmentof Natural Sciences offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. interdisciplinary programs inMarine-Estuarine Environmental Sciences (MEES), and a Professional ScienceMaster’s degree in Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Economics. TheDepartment also hosts the Center for Research Excellence in Science andTechnology (CREST)-Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal EcosystemProcesses and Dynamics funded by NSF. Salary for the position iscommensurate with qualifications and experience. Responsibilities: The Program Manager assists theCenter Director in administering the LMRCSC. He/she oversees tracking ofthe budget; implements awards in accordance with 2CFR200; acts as budgetliaison between LMRCSC and the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs atUMES and those at LMRCSC partner institutions; compiles data that can be usedto describe Center activities; coordinates processing of subcontracts betweenUMES and LMRCSC partners; coordinates the flow of information between CenterDirector at UMES and Project Directors at Center institutions; tracks studentprogress; develops Request for Proposals (RFP) and assists in the proposalreview process; recruits students; identifies and disseminates internshipopportunities for students; prepares undergraduate and graduate studentcontracts; coordinates planning and execution of webinar/seminar events; assistsin coordinating LMRCSC meetings; assists in the development of the LMRCSC’snewsletter; and helps maintain the website. Performs other related duties asassigned. Qualifications: B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. degree ina natural science, physical science or social science discipline required.Candidates with master’s or doctoral degrees, experience in managing budgetsand knowledge of NOAA grants management processes are preferred. The successfulcandidate must have excellent written and oral communications skills as well asinterpersonal skills. Resumedeadline is June 30, 2015. Qualified applicants should send a letter of application, resume, and the name,address, telephone number, and e-mail address of three current professionalreferences to the Department of Human Resources, University of Maryland EasternShore, Princess Anne, MD 21853. Email: [email protected] an EEO/AA employer. The successful candidate must be able to show acceptabledocumentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United Statesof America. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilitiesare encouraged to apply. Thank you for your interest in applying for aposition at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Due to the high volume ofapplications/resumes received by the University, you will only be contacted ifyou are a candidate being considered for an interview
