Lehigh UniversityLehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Lehigh University provides comprehensive benefits including partner benefits.Responsible for leading, cultivating, and increasing the portfolio of connections with corporate, government, and academic partners, to foster the activities of the Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience. Responsible also for collaborating with the Center leadership in identifying strategic research directions and opportunities that can be particularly impactful for current and prospective partners. Report to the Center Director and assist them in coordinating the Center's operations and programs. The Lehigh community takes seriously our commitment to antiracism and The Principles of our Equitable Community(https://www.lehigh.edu/inprv/pdfs/activepdfforms/PrinciplesEquitySheetv2032212.pdf).Position Number: S97330This position is a Grade: 10-40 with an approximate salary range of $80,000-$90,000 and is subject to change based on experience, skills and qualificationsLehigh University offers a comprehensive and family friendly benefits package which includes but is not limited to Health Care, Retirement and Educational benefits. Information can be found on our website at https://hr.lehigh.edu/benefits
Facilitate new connections with corporate, government and academic partners
Identify prospective partners
Identify appropriate contacts at the technical and managerial levels for each partner institution
Organize preliminary meetings, present the research portfolio of the center to prospective partners, identify needs and interests of the partners
Organize ad-hoc meetings involving prospective partners and center faculty
Participate in workshops, conferences and other events to identify potential partners and their interests and to promote the work of the Center
Collaborate with the Center leadership and Lehigh's communication department in developing and maintaining effective communication material for the Center, specifically targeting government and industry partners
Manage the portfolio of currently active industry collaborations and relationships
Keep correspondence with all research partners, sponsors and collaborators
Constantly investigate needs and interests of the partners and report them in an organized and concise manner to the Center's faculty
Collaborate with faculty and students of the Center in preparing executive progress updates in the form of written reports or slide decks and deliver the presentations if needed
Collaborate with Center
Identify strategic research directions and opportunities based on partner feedback
Stay up to date with best practices and technology in the catastrophe modeling and resilience assessment sectors
Interact with current and prospective partners to identify their needs and areas of common interest
Prepare periodic reports on major advancements and breakthroughs in research and practice, in the fields covered by the center
Maintain a shared library of archival papers, organized and tagged
Participate in strategic meetings of the Center leadership to make decisions on which research directions and projects to pursue
Draft consulting contracts for the Center
Prepare scope of work documents for consulting work done by the Center, including timeline, deliverables and budget
Act as project manager for consulting work done for industry or government organizations
Collaborate with the principal investigators in preparing reporting material for consulting work
Project management for large scale proposal preparation and projects
Act as project manager for teams within the Center preparing large collaborative proposal, ensuring that milestones are met and all the necessary documents are prepared and collected
Act as project manager for the major projects run within the Center, assisting the principal investigator in assuring that milestones are reached, deliverable are completed and reports are prepared
Collaborate with the Center leadership in allocating resources (personnel, financial, computational, etc.) across the research thrusts in the Center
Collaborate with the Center leadership in the management of the Center, its activities, programs and finances
Run the day-to-day operations of the center
Provide business management support to the Center
Coordinate the organization of programs and events, such as meetings of the industry advisory board, or the upcoming IUCRC Partners Workshop
Collaborate with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to manage Center expenditures and grants
Special ConsiderationsPersons with disabilities who anticipate needing an accommodation for any part of the interview or hiring process may contact Lehigh's Accommodations Specialist at inada@lehigh.eduThis position is funded by soft dollars; there is no severance associated with this positionThis position has fiscal or financial responsibilities other than employee expense activity, such as processing or approving transactions; monitoring or preparing budgets; or generating income for UniversityThe duties of this position may allow the employee to work partially remote as deemed appropriate by their supervisorQualificationsBachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience; Master's Degree preferredThree to five years of related work experienceFamiliarity with the catastrophe modeling sector or at least the insurance sector is highly preferredPrevious administrative experience is desirableExperience collaborating and communicating with internal and external partners to build strategic relationshipsSuccessful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the positionOnly complete applications will be considered therefore please complete the application in its entirety. Once the posting is removed from the website applications may no longer be allowed to be completed.PI237887233
