Project Administrator

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university a great place to work.

As a community of Dornsife College "we are committed to the creation, preservation, and communication of fundamental knowledge in all its forms...as well as a lifelong passion for learning and a commitment to the betterment of society." The academic mission of Dornsife College can only be realized to its fullest potential when we build and protect a representative, equitable, inclusive culture of scholarship for students, faculty, and staff. This is not done through initiatives but by embedding these values into the everyday interactions, relationships, policies, and practices of the College. What is required is a seamless integration of the tenets of equity and inclusivity into every facet of academic life. If we want our scholars, staff, and students to be able to give their very best, we must create an academic environment that portends success.

Success is possible when every member of the Dornsife community owns their role as a steward of the culture in which we learn, research, and work; when we believe that it is because of who we are that we are able to do what we do: achieve excellence, together.

Achieving a robust and inclusive academic culture requires more than just the completion of a task, but includes that person's capacity to contribute positively to the relationships and culture of their office or department. Therefore, any applicant seeking to advance the mission of Dornsife College should also be assessed on their capacities beyond the technical elements of their work, and demonstrate an understanding of their impact on others, and to articulate how they contribute positively to those around them.

The Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Project Administrator to join its team. The project administrator will work with principal investigators of the Gateway to Global Aging Data study (g2aging.org) to manage and develop online resources that capture and communicate the rapid evolution of policies and environmental factors affecting older people across the world. The project administrator will work with multidisciplinary, international research teams and will be responsible for coordinating staff and research groups, ensuring accurate and timely release of documents and data, and other study responsibilities as required. A major component of this position will also include assisting a principal investigator coordinating a team that collects historical long-term care policies across countries and states in the US. An ideal applicant will have expertise in the long-term care policies of multiple countries or states, editing experience, and demonstrated ability to learn about these policy areas and manage teams.

Job responsibilities include:

• Acquiring a strong understanding of country-specific differences in social, environmental, and economic policy.
• Leading the collection, interpretation, and documentation of complex information on country-specific policy related to long-term care. Countries will include those in the European Union and United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Japan, South Korea, China, India, Malaysia, Brazil, and Chile.
• Coordinating a team to collect and communicate policy information for a research audience and create data products based on that policy information for a broader audience to include policymakers and stakeholders.
• Project management tasks such as assisting with managing budgets, organizing meetings and conferences, and coordinating study communication.
• Providing guidance to other research staff, student workers, and interested researchers/stakeholders.
• Reviewing and editing policy information and data products produced by the team.
• Develop approaches for concisely communicating country-specific differences and changes in long-term care policies.
• Participate in writing of reports, research papers, articles, and other documentation of project status and/or administrative activities or project results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to produce careful and detail-oriented work
• Project management experience
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• A strong applicant should be able to use LaTeX for document preparation or be able to learn LaTeX
• A strong applicant should be able to use STATA or R for data analysis or be able to learn these analytic programs
• Education: Master's Degree
• Minimum experience: 3+ years
• Major in economics, public policy, political science, sociology, psychology, quantitative social sciences, or related field required.

Minimum Field of Expertise: Economics or other quantitative social science.

Salary range: The annual base salary range for this position is $77,215.84 - $90,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

This is a grant funded position.

Required Documents and Additional Information:

• Resume and cover letter required (may be uploaded as one file). Please do not submit your application without these documents.
• Job openings are posted for a minimum of (5) five business days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended, so please apply on the same business day if interested.
• USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits for staff and their family with access to the renowned university medical network; eligibility for retirement plans with employer contributions after six months of employment; tuition benefits for staff and their family; free Professional Development classes; central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses and free tram pick up services; discounts to sporting and other campus events.

The University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity Employer that Values Diversity.

Minimum Education: Master's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 3 years, Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
Minimum Field of Expertise: Directly related education and project administration experience in specialized field represented by project.

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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