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CIRES/NSIDC Professional Research Assistant
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), http://nsidc.org , serves as a national information and referral center in support of snow and ice research. Our mission is to make fundamental contributions to cryospheric science and excel in managing data and disseminating information in order to advance understanding of the Earth system.
Job Overview
The incumbent will oversee resource planning and cost control for data management and scientific projects at NSIDC. The Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC), the largest NSIDC contract, will be the main focus of this effort. The incumbent will provide integrated; 1) budget development and tracking, including related workforce allocation for scientific projects, including scheduling timetables, cost estimation and cost control; 2) performance analysis, budget monitoring, data analysis and ensure consistent information tracking, management and reporting; 3) consulting in cost and project controls to Principal Investigators (PIs), Project Leads, and Service Group Managers.
The incumbent will act as liaison with NSIDC’s parent organization, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and with NSIDC’s funding sources: the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Project Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other agencies or organizations.
Duties
A. Project Planning
- Provide proposal support to the PIs, including developing project budgets
- Working with project managers, establish project milestones (cost and scheduling deliverables) for each project
- Establish a master workforce allocation schedule, for the DAAC and Data Center
- Lead the DAAC Annual Work Plan process
B. Resource Allocation
- Workforce allocation
- Work with the project managers to establish workforce staffing requirements
- Monitor workforce needs on a monthly basis. Inform resource managers and project managers of deviation from planned levels
- Make equipment and material forecasts with the PIs
- Establish resource and schedule priorities
C. Budgeting and Cost Control
- Establish annual budget baseline for all expense categories
- Identify and report significant trends and deviations to each Project Lead and appropriate PIs
- Consult with the relevant PI/Project Lead to evaluate the impact of changes to plans and recommend corrective actions
D. Relationships with other Groups
- Internal, support to the Director
- Provide funding status reports to the Director and to the Executive Board
- Advise the Director of risks and opportunities related to funding and staffing
- External (customers and suppliers)
- Communicate management information to the CIRES accounting department
- Communicate to other DAACS, ESDIS Project as required by DAAC Manager
- Communicate financial information to the PIs and funding agencies as required
Note: The NASA funded DAAC is a contract with specific requirements, such as:
- Financial Management Reports
- Management Decision Making Reports
- Contract administration
- Budget preparation
- Data System Management (financial records system)
- Monitor Emerging Policy Issues
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
- 3+ years of business management and/or project management experience
- Demonstrated ability to supervise projects
- Communication and team building skills
- Experience with management software
- Experience with administering contracts with external funding sources
- Ability to gather and integrate data accurately from multiple, complex, concurrent projects with timely response
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks
Desirable Skills
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Project control/project management training
- Experience with the management of government funded research projects
- Knowledge of current federal contract and financial policies
The position will be filled as a Professional Research Assistant at
the University of Colorado at Boulder and will be eligible for employee
benefits, including 22 days of vacation per year and an excellent savings
plan. The job will remain open until filled. To apply, email jobs@cires.colorado.edu ,
citing the job code NSIDC-13, with a letter of interest, full resume,
salary history, and names and contact information of three references.
Or mail or fax (303.492.1149) to
CIRES Human Resources
Job Code NSIDC-13
216 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0216
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07/10/08
