Job Description
The Virginia Tech Coastal Collaborator seeks a creative, quick-thinking, and highly organized individual to serve as a Coastal Resilience Program Assistant. The Coastal Resilience Program Assistant works with the Coastal Collaborator Director to support a wide variety of internal and external coastal resilience activities and projects through the Virginia Tech Coastal Collaborator (VTCC) which is part of the Virginia Seafood AREC. This role also includes managing a USDA Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) project, which involves coordinating student research experiences, mentoring relationships, and educational programming. The Coastal Resilience Program Assistant will represent the VT Coastal Collaborator at local resiliency meetings and Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT) meetings and events. Examples of potential job tasks include enable and facilitate communications and logistics, conduct research about coastal resilience topics and write summaries, budgeting, scheduling and logistics, organize and maintain VTCC file systems, creating collaboration reports, design, create and maintain documentation and the web presence, event support, and occasional field work. The Coastal Resilience Program Assistant should be a quick learner with strong independent thinking and decision-making skills, writing skills, and have some background knowledge of coastal resilience and the adaptation economy, sea level rise and flooding issues related to Hampton Roads. The position reports to the Director of the Virginia Tech Coastal Collaborator and works closely with the Assistant Professor and Extensions Specialist Food processing engineering.
Required Qualifications
Education and experience in business and project management tasks. Skillsets: Experience in professional communications and marketing. Project management and leadership skills, strong independent thinking and decision-making skills, problem solving, file management, mentorship/education program experience, website management/social media experience, organization skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business management, marketing, communications, environmental management, or a related field. Knowledge of sea level rise and flooding issues related to Hampton Roads.
Pay Band
3
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
$16 - $18 hour; commensurate with experience
Review Date
January 7, 2025
Additional Information
1. Physical Demands:
a. Travel Requirements: The role involves occasional travel to meet attend meetings and attend workshops
b. Field Work: Occasional participation in fieldwork activities, such as site visits or environmental assessments, which can require walking over uneven terrain, carrying equipment, or working in various weather conditions.
c. Office Work: Standard office tasks include sitting at a desk for extended periods, using a computer, and attending virtual meetings.
2. Environmental Hazards:
a. Weather Conditions: Fieldwork may expose the employee to varying weather conditions, including rain, wind, and extreme temperatures, depending on the location and time of year.
3. Conditional Terms:
a. Job Duration: This role is a 1500 hour wage position located in Hampton, Virginia. It does not include benefits.
b. Conviction/Driving Checks: Conviction checks are required for all non-student hires to ensure suitability for the role.
c. Health and Safety: The employee should adhere to health and safety protocols, especially when traveling or engaging in fieldwork, to ensure personal safety and the safety of community members
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
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