University of Houston
Program Manager 1 - Biology
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $43K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ July 21st, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Plans and develops procedures for administering the Biology department and program.
- Manages program expenditures and ensures budget compliance.
- Supervises staff employees and student workers; evaluates their performance.
- Prepares reports, research documentation, funding proposals, and policy manuals.
- Coordinates participant recruitment, selection, retention, and organizes meetings and training events.
- Administers grants, scholarships, and grant-related communications.
- Makes use of strong communication and organizational skills; biological research or academic administration experience is a plus but not required.
- Requires a four-year degree or equivalent specialized training; experience may substitute education.
- Salary is $43,000 per year for a full-time, two-year grant-funded position starting September 1, 2025.
- Involves working within the Department of Biology and Biochemistry on a research and mentoring program for post-baccalaureates.
Program Manager 1 - Biology Full Description
| Department: Biology
| Salary: 43,000
| Description: Manages the day-to-day operations of a small or medium-sized university program or department. May supervise staff employees, student workers, programs or processes.
1. Plans and develops procedures for administering a small or medium-sized department or program.
2. Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence to budget.
3. Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
4. May prepare or participate in the creation of abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation.
5. Reviews reports of budgets and activities.
6. Prepares ad hoc reports as needed.
7. May administer grants and grant-related related communications, scholarships and other operations.
8. Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures.
9. May serve as property custodian for the department. 10. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Participants will engage in mentored research, technical and professional skills training, and career preparation. The program manager will be responsible for managing participant recruitment, selection, and retention; facilitating communication among participating faculty and organizations; arranging weekly meetings, training, and social events; coordinating program evaluation; and organizing other activities involved in running the program. The successful candidate must have strong communication and organization skills. Experience in either biological research or academic administration is an asset, though not required. The position is available full-time starting September 01, 2025 for a period of two (2) years (Grant Funded).
Attachments: Resume or C.V., a cover letter indicating your interest and qualifications, and contact information for 2 references.
Experience will be considered in lieu of education.
MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: No experience required.
| All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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