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Program Manager, Undergraduate Research Initiatives

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Tempe, AZ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $65K - $75K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ June 10th, 2026
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Arizona State University is hiring a Program Manager, Undergraduate Research Initiatives. The role involves managing and expanding the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) Program to support both online and immersion students, maintaining research opportunities, supporting faculty and staff through recruitment, marketing, training, and facilitating both in-person and virtual undergraduate research symposiums. The Program Manager will also analyze data related to enrollment management and student outcomes to enhance undergraduate research initiatives.

Highlights
  • Manage daily operations of the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) Program.
  • Maintain and update research opportunities for online and on-campus students each semester.
  • Support faculty and staff with recruitment, marketing, and training related to undergraduate research.
  • Facilitate both in-person and virtual undergraduate research symposiums.
  • Develop and offer seminars and workshops preparing students for research engagement.
  • Use data and reports to manage enrollment, assessment, evaluation, and student outcomes.
  • Required to have a bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience or equivalent.
  • Desired qualifications include a master’s degree, experience managing research or student success programs, use of PeopleSoft, Handshake, and Salesforce, and strong communication skills.
  • Work closely with leadership and staff in various departments for alignment of undergraduate research initiatives.
  • Salary range is $65,000 - $75,000 per year depending on experience.

Program Manager, Undergraduate Research Initiatives Full Description

Job Profile:

Administrative Operations Specialist 3

Job Family:

Administrative Operations

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:

$75,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Description:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Office is seeking a Program Manager of Undergraduate Research Initiatives. Under the supervision of Assistant Dean of Instructional Innovation the Program Manager will work to manage and expand the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) Program (https://ours.thecollege.asu.edu/) to support both online and immersion students at The College.  The Program Manager will also work closely with leadership and staff in the Futures Center as well as the Office Student and Academic Programs for alignment and effective implementation of initiatives related to undergraduate research across The College.

The Program Manager will be responsible for maintaining research opportunities supported by The College for both online and immersion students and will work with faculty and staff members offering these research opportunities to ensure their quality. This may include providing workshops and creating training materials to support faculty and staff. The role will support faculty and staff in student recruitment as well as in marketing the research opportunities. This role will also facilitate undergraduate research symposiums hosted by The College both in-person and also virtually.

This role will help to provide seminars to undergraduates interested in research and related activities. The Program Manager will collect and use data and reports to manage aspects of enrollment management, assessment, evaluation, and student outcomes related to the undergraduate research initiatives. 

The College Dean's Office is a team-based and results-oriented work environment that serves students with many interests and backgrounds. We strive to create experiences for our online and immersion students that are both personal and can be implemented at scale.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties:

  • Manage daily operations of the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) Program.

  • Maintain and update research opportunities for online and on-campus students offered by The College each semester.

  • Support faculty and staff members within The College who offer research opportunities to undergraduate students through recruitment and marketing.

  • Develop supporting documents and training materials to aid faculty and staff members who work with undergraduate students in research.

  • Assess and evaluate the research opportunities offered by The College each semester.

  • Oversee tasks related to budgeting each semester for overall program maintenance.

  • Support and facilitate both in-person and virtual research symposiums.

  • Develop and offer seminars and workshops that prepare students to engage in undergraduate research.

  • As required, represent The College at college and university-level meetings as well as collaborate on cross-unit teams or projects.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Evidence of a Master's degree and 1-3 years of experience in managing undergraduate research or student-success related programs.

  • Experience in teaching or mentoring students in a university environment.

  • Experience in developing and leading student success programs (particularly those that focus on student involvement in high impact practices).

  • Experience working with faculty in student success related projects or in development of courses.

  • Experience working with both online and immersion student populations.

  • Experience in using student data to make informed decisions regarding program implementation and improvement.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices to improving college student success.

  • Experience working in teams and using collaboration to produce desired outcomes.

  • Experience using student information systems such as PeopleSoft, Handshake, and Salesforce.

  • Experience in maintaining effective working relationships with faculty, students, and other university administrators.

  • Evidence of strong written communication and presentation skills.

  • Experience demonstrating sensitivity to the needs of a student population.

Working Environment:

  • Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.

  • Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.

  • Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

  • Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include or are subject to resolution of conflicts.

  • This is an in-person position though limited hybrid work including up to two days of remote work per week may be available.

Department Statement:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (The College) is the largest college at ASU and is organized in a divisional structure comprised of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The atmosphere is collegial, priorities are fluid and demands for assistance come from many directions. This position provides an opportunity to exercise initiative, work with various populations and enhance leadership skills.
The College offers the greatest choice and diversity of studies of any school at Arizona State University, the largest public university in the United States. In addition to top academic programs, award-winning faculty, and state-of-the-art lab and research facilities, The College offers unique opportunities to explore a vast spectrum of academic disciplines - from science and math to languages and philosophy - that few other colleges and universities can provide. The College has 90+ undergraduate majors and 140+ graduate degrees housed in 23 interdisciplinary schools and departments. The College is redefining liberal arts and sciences education for the 21st century.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

  • Cover letter

  • Resume or CV

Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

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Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

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Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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