Job Title: Assistant Director for Program Management

PVN ID: CC-2504-006777

Category: Research

Location: The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK

Job Description

General Description

About the Region 2 University Transportation Research Center (UTRC):

The Region 2 University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) is one of ten original University Transportation Centers established in 1987 by the U.S. Congress. These centers were established with the recognition that transportation plays a key role in the nation's economy and quality of life. UTRC functions as a consortium of major universities, with over 150 affiliated principal investigators from a wide variety of academic disciplines.

UTRC is a dynamic and collaborative hub for transportation research, education, and technology transfer. We are committed to advancing innovative solutions to regional and national transportation challenges. As Assistant Director for Program Management, you will play a pivotal role in driving our mission forward. For more information, please visit www.utrc2.org

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director for Program Management (ADPM) will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for UTRC's diverse portfolio of research, education, and technology transfer programs. You will be responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of sponsored projects, fostering strong partnerships with sponsors and university faculty, and contributing to the overall strategic development of the Center. This role requires a proactive and results-oriented individual with exceptional project management and communication skills.

Other Duties

• Program Development and Oversight: Direct and coordinate UTRC's research program, providing strategic direction on program development and delivery. Oversee project activities to maximize stakeholder engagement

• Partnership Management: Guide university researchers in securing external funding, serve as a liaison between researchers and sponsors, and facilitate issue resolution

• Project Leadership: Lead the design and delivery of sponsored programs, ensuring adherence to project sponsor needs, contract requirements, and USDOT guidelines

• Research Initiatives: Direct various research initiatives as determined by the UTC director and committees, including monitoring funding and tracking processes

• Business Development: Identify funding opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and communicate UTRC's expertise to potential sponsors

• Proposal Development: Serve as a technical resource for proposal development, assisting with work plan development and response to funding opportunities

• Team Management: Recommend project team assignments, supervise, and mentor staff

  Qualifications

• A master’s degree in planning, engineering, management, public administration or a related field

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience in grant writing and proposal development

• Knowledge of transportation research and related fields

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders

  RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

  About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department University Transportation Research Cente

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $60,000.00 - $75,000.00

Closing Date Jun 01, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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