What are the responsibilities and job description for the Partnership and Research Training Coordinator - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
Partnership Development and Management
• Grow Industrial Partnerships: Identify, establish, and expand relationships with industrial partners aligned with MMLI’s goals, developing collaboration frameworks that deliver value to both MMLI and partner organizations.
• Manage Existing Partnerships: Maintain and strengthen relationships with current industry partners, ensuring alignment, ongoing engagement, and new collaboration opportunities.
• Strategic Alignment with MMLI Leadership: Collaborate with MMLI leaders to ensure partnerships support the institute's strategic objectives, fostering synergy between industry needs and MMLI’s research capabilities.
• Industry Engagement Initiatives: Coordinate and execute events such as workshops, seminars, and networking opportunities to facilitate industry collaboration and highlight MMLI’s research breakthroughs.
Research Training Program Coordination
• Develop and Expand MMLI Research Training Programs: Assist the managing director to develop and grow the research training programs to offer cutting-edge scientific training in AI and chemistry to students, researchers, and professionals across various stages of their careers.
• Program Design and Delivery: Work with MMLI faculty and researchers to create and implement training modules, mentorship opportunities, and hands-on learning experiences.
• Outreach and Recruitment: Lead efforts to attract and engage participants from diverse backgrounds, including undergraduate and community college students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers and faculty members.
• Program Administration: Oversee logistics, communication, and operational support for the research training program, ensuring a seamless experience for participants.
Events and Engagement Activities
• Support Institute-wide Events: Assist the Managing Director in planning, organizing, and executing all-institute activities, including symposiums, retreats, and community-building initiatives.
• Event Coordination and Logistics: Support the Managing Director in handling logistics, coordinating with speakers and participants, managing schedules, and ensuring that events run smoothly and professionally.
• Engagement and Outreach: Assist in collaboration with the managing director and communications teams to promote events and ensure high attendance from internal and external stakeholders, especially MMLI industrial partners.
• Reporting: Assisting MMLI director and managing director to prepare annual reports, slides, etc.
