The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) enables and advances Cornell’s research priorities, including research activities of Cornell colleges, schools, research centers, institutes, and laboratories. The OVPRI advocates for researchers within the university, supports specialized research facilities and services for researchers, provides campus-wide research administrative support services, and facilitates major interdisciplinary research initiatives.

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) is an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) that is administered under the OVPRI. CROPPS has a mission to develop new technologies that can be used to create a two-way communication system with plants and their associated organisms for the benefit of scientific research, industry, and agriculture. Alongside research, CROPPS pursues related and complementary initiatives in education, public communication, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. CROPPS aims to create an inclusive environment for productive collaboration across disciplines, titles (faculty, students, and staff), and personal identities. The Center aims to develop and implement best practices in Team Science for the pursuit of these goals. The Center has a five- year award at $5MM per year, for a total of $25MM, through September 30, 2026; the award is renewable for an additional five years. CROPPS currently involves faculty from three colleges at Cornell (CALS, CIS, and COE) and has five partner institutions (Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), Colorado State University (CSU), Tuskegee University (TU), University of Arizona (UA), and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC). The Center, led by five Theme groups of ~ten research leaders, funds approximately ~65 research projects annually, which includes ~32 faculty investigators (CROPPS Project PIs), and ~65 trainees (PhD, postdoc, and small number of undergraduates) associated with funded projects.

What You Will Do
While position responsibilities vary, all people leaders are expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by being trustworthy; respecting all individuals; being flexible; supporting work/life integration as well as healthy boundaries; inviting new ideas, alternatives, and perspectives; speaking up and taking action if others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and recognizing the contributions of others.

Campus Collaboration:

The CROPPS Managing Director will collaborate with the OVPRI business units, such as communications, finance and budget, human resources, Office of Sponsored Programs, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Computing and Information Science (CIS), and the College of Engineering, as well as other Research Division Centers, and departments/units as needed, and expanded networking across the University.

Summary of position responsibilities:

The major responsibilities of the CROPPS Managing Director include:

CROPPS Business Operations: Responsibility for the daily operations and business, including partnership with the CROPPS director in strategic planning, development direction, and implementation, with considerable latitude for exercising judgement and self-direction, presenting a substantial impact to the CROPPS community.

Research Administration: Providing leadership and management of CROPPS research administration across the Center.
Leadership and Human Resources: Provides overall Center leadership and partners with OVPRI in staff planning, hiring, performance evaluations, SIP distributions and disciplinary actions.
Financial Management: Serving as fiscal leader and financial steward of the $25MM NSF and unrestricted financial resource allocations.
Communications: Leads and oversees CROPPS communications, which includes communication among partners, internal and external CROPPS communication and facilitating and advocating for communications needs at the Center.
Other: Includes but is not limited to leadership and advocating for CROPPS space and IT needs, continued professional development, serving as a resource for other NSF STC Center’s, etc.

What We Need
We ask you to submit a cover letter and resume outlining your interest in this position and explaining how your experience and qualifications match the position requirements.

When reviewing your materials and evaluating your candidacy, we will look for evidence of the following:

Bachelor’s degree and 5 to 7 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination.
Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Demonstrated skill in understanding of cultural differences.
Proven experience connecting diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing practices to business goals.
Effective development and sharing of communication for key and critical information through multi-modes, demonstrating the needs of different audiences.
Ability to both manage and lead individuals, groups, and teams in an ever-changing environment.
Financial management experience, including budget development.
Prior supervisory experience.
Research administration experience.
Demonstrated experience managing administrative department or unit with competing priorities.
Ability to utilize the Microsoft Office Suite, database, and other project management software.
Ability to establish and sustain effective relationships with all constituents.
Ability to work quickly and effectively both independently and in a team setting, under pressure.
Ability to exercise sound and ethical judgement when acting on behalf of the Center, OVPRI, and the University.

What We Prefer

Additionally, we would like to see evidence of:

Master’s degree with Cornell University (CU) administration experience, including familiarity with Cornell policies and procedures.
Familiarity with CU systems including Kuali financial systems (KFS), Oracle analytics, research administration support system (RASS), and Workday.
Knowledge of laws and policies governing intellectual property.

Rewards and Benefits

This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will allow for the flexibility to work remotely 1-2 days per week. The New York Convenience of Employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25 to January 1.

Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.

Important Notes about Applying

Please submit both a cover letter and a resume to be considered for this position.
The search committee will review applications as received and conduct interviews on a rolling basis.
There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.

Familiarize yourself with Cornell's COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university's COVID-19 services and information.

University Job Title:

Administrator V

Job Family:

Administration

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$112,109.00 - $137,022.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Kristie Devine

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2024-07-22

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