Outreach/Coordination Specialist
7677BR
College of Science
COS Center for Imaging Science
Detailed Job Description
The RIT Center for Imaging Science, a prestigious and highly recognized academic department which grants the BS, MS and Ph.D. in Imaging Science and produces many of the nation's leaders in the field, is seeking a professional administrator to assist its Director in key outreach and coordination initiatives. The successful candidate will serve in a pivotal role for the new Industrial Associates program, engage alumni through social media and web posting, support summer intern and certificate programming, and provide administrative support to the Center Director.
The selected candidate will:

• Develop a robust outreach program for the Center, including organizing and initiating a new Industrial Associates program. Coordinate semi-annual Industrial Associates events, including Director's Advisory Council meetings, student research and industry showcases, poster sessions, formatted networking sessions and invited speakers. Manage student employees and caterers during events.
• Assist the Director in establishing a fee structure for Industrial Associates and Director's Advisory Council members, and play a key role in managing budgets for the program. Serve as the principal contact for alumni and other industry and government reps, creates and maintain relevant industry contact records, including alumni connections, records of fees, and prospective advancement opportunities. Communicate advancement opportunities to CIS Director and Senior Director of Advancement at the COS.
• Collect and edit department news and event announcements for digital newsletter, and send to alumni and Industrial Associates on quarterly basis; create/maintain email database. Post photos/news in social media.
• Coordinate and share news/contact info with COS Marketing Director and Senior Communication Specialist.
• Assist Center Director and faculty in establishing Masters' degree certificate program. Coordinate enrollments with off-campus students. Review enrollments with Senior Staff Assistant and related expenditures with Senior Financial Analyst.
• Arrange travel, hotel, and expense reimbursement for weekly seminar speakers, faculty candidates, and external review teams as appropriate. Schedule talks, meetings, interviews, maintaining relevant records.
• Schedule meetings and arranges travel for the Director, prepare and process travel expense reports. Provide administrative support to Director on academic affairs, such as tenure and promotion, faculty annual reviews.
• Organize internal meetings with faculty, staff, and Director. Take and distribute meeting minutes.
• Professionally greet visitors to the Director's office and provides hospitality as needed.
• Assist Associate Director in coordination with other schools and industry on summer outreach programs. Contributes to grant proposal preparation for the same.

Department/College Description
CIS is an interdisciplinary university research and academic unit dedicated to advancing the frontiers of imaging science and its technical applications, enabled by its robust research portfolio and degree programs. Imaging science is a diverse field which includes all aspects of the "imaging chain", i.e., source-to-sensor radiometry, image acquisition, image processing, and interpretation by algorithms or people. With BS, MS, and PhD programs that focus on the physics of image formation, quantitative spectral and temporal image analysis, information extraction, image processing, computer vision, and the development and application of sensor and imaging instrumentation systems, the Centers graduates are in high demand. At present, these programs comprise approximately 100 PhD students, 25 MS students, and 40 BS students. The Centers 18 core tenure-track faculty, five research faculty, and 14 research scientists are responsible for annually attracting roughly $5M of research funding, derived from funding sources that include NSF, NIH, NASA, DoD, USDA, foundations, and industry. CIS faculty have extensive internal and external collaborations (industry and national labs), and contribute to or are affiliated with RITs PhD programs in color science, astrophysical sciences & technology, microsystems engineering, and computing & information sciences. For more information please see our annual report and visit the CIS website.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• Associate's degree
• Minimum 5 years of related administrative/office experience

Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to multitask

Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band: 115H
How to Apply
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Additional Details
Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu.
As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness
RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov
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