---

---

Location

Ithaca, NY | United States

---

Job description

Capacity Building and Digital Engagement Coordinator

Join Our Team as the Capacity Building and Digital Engagement Coordinator for the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University!

If you're eager to make an impact and be part of a dynamic team, then we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us!

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

About The Department

About The Opportunity

This position will support the Yang Center's capacity-building and engagement programs. Duties include maintaining the Yang Center website, managing our social media accounts, creating content for internal and external outreach initiatives, and providing logistical and organizational support for national and international capacity-building efforts. The successful candidate will enhance our organization's outreach, visibility, and effectiveness in promoting conservation bioacoustics.

This position will be part of the Yang Center's capacity-building and engagement team. It will be instrumental in helping to strategically plan and bring to life capacity-building programs, from our long-term training and mentorship programs around the globe to our Hawaii-based field course for Cornell students to our online curriculum of conservation bioacoustics training materials.

In addition, effective communication of our interdisciplinary work, making our training materials accessible and engaging, and fostering community programs are essential to our mission. The Yang Center has many stories waiting to be told to a diverse audience. This position is an unequaled opportunity for professionals passionate about science and conservation communication who want to promote conservation awareness. We are looking for someone creative and detail-oriented who is comfortable with multitasking. Candidates should be able to pivot between website design, media production, and logistical planning for events and programs.

The position will have the opportunity for substantial creativity and intellectual collaboration to shape how the Yang Center engages with and supports a global community. The position reports to the Assistant Director of the Yang Center; they will be expected to:

• Have demonstrated experience in website design and maintenance, especially using WordPress.
• Produce and curate content for the Yang Center's website and social media accounts.
• Interface with the capacity-building team and external partners to plan workshops, field courses, training programs (incl. facilitation of national and international visitors), and other in-person and virtual events.
• Collaborate with the engagement team, broader Yang Center, and Lab of Ornithology communications team members to centralize and leverage digital media for communication and education.

The Capacity Building and Digital Engagement Coordinator must foster and maintain excellent working relationships with coworkers, collaborators, students, and customers from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. This requires approaching all matters with an open mind, a sense of curiosity, a service-minded attitude, and diplomacy.

This is a full-time, one-year term appointment opportunity with potential annual extensions based on funding and performance. This position has an expected start date after July 1, 2024.

This position is located at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY. Work will be conducted on-site with the occasional option for remote or hybrid work.

What We Need

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, graphic design, ecology, education, or conservation biology and at least 2 years of experience in external relations, developing outreach, engagement, and/or marketing efforts, or equivalent combination.

• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and well-being.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, community members, and individuals outside Cornell from diverse backgrounds. Enthusiasm for engaging with partners, researchers, and students from around the world.
• Experience with teaching and/or curriculum development.
• Experience in website management (incl. website/graphics design), social media management, or similar roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience engaging with audiences coming from different educational and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Passion for conservation and biodiversity.
• Ability to travel internationally for 1-2 weeks, 1-2 times per year.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Preferably, the successful candidate will also have the following;

• Master's degree in communications, marketing, ecology, education, or conservation biology.
• Advanced experience in graphic design and creating multimedia content.
• Prior experience with identifying and writing proposals to funding sources, grants, contracts, and reports.
• Experience with budget and program management.
• Experience with video editing and production.
• Previous experience coordinating events/workshops.
• Experience with version control and collaboration tools (e.g., GitHub)
• Bilingual or multilingual (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Indonesian preferred).
• Knowledge of conservation bioacoustics and passive acoustic monitoring.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations in a workshop or classroom context.

Rewards and Benefits

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

How to Apply:

You must submit both a Resume and Cover letter.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement.

Diversity and inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations.

University Job Title:

Extension Supp Spec I

Job Family:

Academic Support

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$58,660.00 - $63,133.00

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Onsite

Company:

Contract College

Contact Name:

Denise Smith

Job Titles and Pay Ranges:

Non-Union Positions

Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

Union Positions

Current Employees:

Online Submission Guidelines :

Employment Assistance:

Notice to Applicants:

EEO Statement:

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual's genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

2024-03-01

---

Job tags

---

---

Salary