Program and Research Coordinator, Center for Cities

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The Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a new think + do tank in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University, is seeking a Program and Research Coordinator to build and coordinate the Center's programs and research. In this exciting hybrid position, you will work closely with the Center Director, Program Assistant and AAP leadership to contribute to and oversee the implementation of the Center's strategic plan, manage initiatives, conceptualize and oversee the Center's programming and communications strategy, represent the Center in engagements with strategic partners and stakeholders, and supervise Center staff members and the broader team. This role will be supported by the Program Assistant and by the Center Director.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with the Center Director, AAP college leadership, and key internal and external advisors to develop and execute the Center's strategic plan.
• Manage the Center's initiatives, including developing scopes of work, planning, managing resources, setting milestones and deadlines, and developing systems of monitoring and evaluation.
• Support the Center Director in applying for center-level proposals and support the Center faculty applying for externally sponsored research.
• Contribute to research, including proposal development, literature reviews, research methods, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of the findings in the form of articles, working papers, and developing communications assets.
• Conceptualize and oversee the implementation of the Center's communication strategy in close collaboration with the Program Assistant, Center Director and AAP Communications team.
• Shape inward and outward facing programming, represent the Center, and present on its work in important meetings and convenings.
• Supervise the work of Center staff, postdoctoral and postgraduate fellows, and visitors of the Center, and student workers.

What We Need:

• Master's degree in city planning, urban design, architecture, public policy, environmental sustainability, or other related fields.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience working directly with cities and/or conducting urban research.
• Experience managing multiple initiatives and supporting and contributing to center-level proposal development and the work of multiple faculty-led research labs.
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal presentation skills.
• Experience developing reports and presentations related to program activities consistent with a high-level of oral, written, and visual communication expected in AAP
• Represent the Center for Cities in engagements with high-level external stakeholders, policymakers, advisors, and potential funders.

If you have these experiences and skills, great! There are just a few others that we see as preferred:

• Proven professional track record supporting and/or participating in the submission of ambitious research proposals.
• Knowledge of the intellectual and programmatic landscape of other similar urban centers.
• Team management experience in a think tank, research center, non-profit, corporate, foundation, or higher education environment with a focus on urban issues core to the Center's mission.
• Urban data analysis skills, including socio-economic data, spatial data, GIS, and map creation, the use of qualitative research methods, case studies, participatory action research, data visualization, and/or urban design skills.
• Publishing experience.

This is a full-time position with opportunities with the opportunity to shape an exciting new research center at Cornell University. The ideal candidate should have some flexibility as the workload of the Center varies throughout the year. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for urban research and are ready to shape the future of cities, apply today!

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