Education Workforce Specialist

Organization's Summary Statement:
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center

The NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) located in the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences (SANS) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, invites applications for a twelve-month, full-time, exempt position.

UMES offers exciting opportunities for professional growth.  Generous benefits include health benefits (medical, prescription, dental, flexible spending accounts), Retirement (State or Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA), Supplemental Retirement Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state match, Life Insurance (state sponsored MetLife, USM sponsored MetLife Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance), Tuition Remission, Employee Assistance Program, paid holidays, paid leave (Exempt positions start at 22 days annual, non-exempt positions start at 11 days annual per year, sick leave 15 days per year, personal leave 3 days per year). Overtime, shift-differential and on-call pay (non-exempt positions only)

The Center is a consortium of seven institutions (www.umes.edu/lmrcsc) with more than 30 scientists who teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research in NOAA related sciences. SANS has three departments, including the Department of Natural Sciences (DNS), Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences (DAFRS), and Department of Human Ecology (DHE). DNS offers B.S. degrees in various disciplines, M.S and Ph.D. interdisciplinary degree programs in Marine-Estuarine and Environmental Sciences (MEES), M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Toxicology, and a Professional Science Master’s degree in Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Economics. DAFRS offers master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Food and Agricultural Science.

Responsibilities:
The individual chosen for this position will allocate his/her time in center-wide level leadership and coordination to ensure that students: a) Have Individualized Student Development Plans that are reviewed annually or semi-annually with the students; b) Attain general NOAA-mission skills and competencies; c) Make presentations at professional meetings; d) Are aware and have increased knowledge about the NOAA mission, opportunities for internships, scientific integrity, and acknowledging NOAA for support; e) Participate in NOAA experiential research and training, including professional development to be competitive in the candidate pool for the agency-mission future workforce, and f) Have a clear understanding of the funding agency and how their training and research are aligned with the NOAA mission and vision.

Additional responsibilities:
• Coordinate with the Data and Information Manager to monitor, guide, and
provide timely interventions that align with the Center SMART objectives.
• Work with the Data and Information Manager to produce data and timely
award-required reporting for center-wide education and training, including
all students gaining center-wide core competencies, communicating
achievements, identifying evidence-based best practices and strategies for
continual internal assessments.
• Lead center outcomes aligned to support the LMRCSC program purpose,
priorities and expected outcomes.
• Work with the Distinguished Research Scientist, to identify, develop and
coordinate professional development experiences for Center students, and
with an external evaluator, to ensure that the data for performance
measurement are verified as factual.
• Perform other related duties as assigned such as participation in LMRCSC
Executive Committee meetings.

Physical Demands:
• May require extended periods of standing, bending, sitting at desk.
• May require lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Requires communication with a variety of constituents externally and
internally.
• Requires operation of a variety of office equipment.

Preferences: N/A

Licenses/ Certifications: N/A

UMES-AGNS-Natural Sciences/Operations

Staff Regular

$65,000 - $70,900