Job Opportunity: Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Under direction of, and in collaboration with the Faculty Director, the Associate Director provides leadership, long-term strategic development, and overall day-to-day management of the Undergraduate Research Center (URC) to facilitate and inspire undergraduate students in all disciplines to get involved, communicate, and publish research. The URC is one of 11 units that is under the office of the Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education (UE).
The Associate Director has a wide scope in developing, planning, organizing and implementing campus wide programs that include faculty, staff and students from all four colleges and the professional schools. Organizes outreach activities and co-sponsored events for approx 10,000 people (students, parents, alumni) per year. The incumbent carries out the mission of the URC which is to facilitate research opportunities for UC Davis undergraduate students from all colleges/majors and class levels. This position oversees the Center which is the principal campus wide office for undergraduate research charged with responsibility for providing increased leadership, coordination and collaboration across campus for existing and new undergraduate research initiatives. Works with other UE units to develop research programs, promote research experiences, and evaluate undergraduate research. Work with development officers to leverage donor support of undergraduate research.
Due to the separate location in the Student Community Center, this position takes responsibility for the URC's undergraduate research partners (McNair) who are co-located within the URC, but do not have direct reporting lines to the Associate Director. Represents the Center with our campus partners in Student Affairs via the Student Community Center building advisory committee.
The Associate Director has full programmatic responsibility for leading eight campuswide programs throughout the academic year and the summer. All of the programs require interaction with faculty to successfully fulfill the programs' missions. The Associate Director also contributes to the development of new programs that align with the unit's mission.
1) Chair: Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference, with more than 700 presenters representing more than 80 majors across all four colleges, and more than 4000 attendees
2) Manager: Provost's Undergraduate Fellowship Program with approx 100 applications received per year
3) Manager: Undergraduate Research Travel Awards with approx 50 awards funded per year
4) Coordinator: Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research (approx 20-30 applicants per year); Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research (approx 10 faculty applicants and 10 postdoc/grad applicants)
5) Coordinator: Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
6) Supervises Program Coordinator of the Mentor-Mentee Program in Humanities and Social Sciences
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