Program Impact Manager
Job Description
Position Number:
129624Title:
Program ManagerFunctional Title:
Program Impact ManagerCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.0Unit:
CMNS-AIMCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Program Impact Manager serves the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS), the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM), and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). TRAILS is a five year, multi-institutional project, sponsored by a grant from NIST and NSF, which is managed by UMIACS. AIM is a permanent, state funded institute that is just getting started. Initially, this position focuses mostly on developing and managing programs offered by TRAILS in furtherance of their mission to broaden participation in the AI space. AIM’s immediate goals include developing and implementing wide ranging bachelor’s degrees (BA and BS) that deal with the development and implementation of AI in our society as well as promoting related interdisciplinary research and community outreach activities. Work related to AIM will develop, change, and increase over time, but right now, this position will be charged with ensuring that degree programs, student recruitment efforts, and seed award programs are developed with an eye toward casting a wide, inclusive, net. When the TRAILS project ends, AIM will be large enough to support this position on a full-time basis.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- A bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in either direct DEI advocacy or in jobs which contained DEI/broadening participation participation elements.
- At least two years of event planning/organization experience.
- At least one year of experience teaching and/or developing curricula or lesson plans.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Masters degree.
- Higher education experience.
- Experience with training educators.
Additional Information:
Duties may include but are not necessarily limited to:
For the Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) program:
For the Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) program:
- Plan and organize the AI summer academy, an ambassador program, and an AI K-12 professional development program.
- Facilitate the Tech and Research AI Sponsored Track weekend events as well as facilitating the AI Bridge Program events for K-12 teachers to learn to teach about trustworthy AI.
- Ensure that programs are intersectional and inclusive of minoritized identities across race, gender, sexuality, ability and other identities. This includes event planning and logistics, assessment, marketing, student communications, development of teaching materials, and managing faculty to ensure support and attendance at the events, which have been outlined as deliverables in the TRAILS proposal to NIST/NSF.
- Work with the UMIACS event manager, facilities coordinator, and business office team to create seamless experiences for students and teachers to achieve goals of broadening participation as outlined in the TRAILS project proposal.
For the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM):
- Guide AIM, as part of the leadership team, to build every aspect of AIM intentionally, establishing and implementing DEI and participation broadening strategies to create a solid, inclusive foundation on which to build a truly inclusive institute from the start.
- Develop a comprehensive strategy for AIM to proactively engage University leadership, faculty, Institute leadership, students, and staff as well as external corporate and community partners.
For the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS):
- UMIACS is reevaluating its structure and role in supporting the campus at large in its mission to create interdisciplinary spaces for students and faculty to pursue cutting edge research and education. Work with UMIACS leadership to ensure that all corners of the UMD population will be considered and consciously included in this expansive effort.
Our units have some of the most competent, experienced staff on the UMD campus and we function as a team in every sense, supporting, teaching, and helping each other on a daily basis. To be successful here, one must be self-motivated, organized, a creative problem solver, and have good attention to detail. We need a true team member. The bar is set very high here, but we all help each other to succeed and it makes for an amazing, positive, productive, fun work environment.
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Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Mostly sedentary work. May be required to exert up to 20 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, occasionally, when setting up for events. Most be able to move around campus for meetings and to stage events. Repetitive motions and substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers are required. The worker is required to have close visual acuity for reviewing and producing and reviewing documents digitally as well as in hard copy. They must also be able to communicate (hear and speak) clearly.
Posting Date:
07/15/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
07/30/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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