Academic Coordinator II - Water Training Coordinator

Position Overview

Salary range: $84,246 - $164,103

"Off‑scale salaries", i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.

Open date: October 24, 2025

Most recent review date:

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, harmonized 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Academic Coordinators are appointees who administer academic programs that provide service closely related to the teaching or research mission of the University. This service may be خوب to depart compartments across academic departments, independent research units, students, or the general public. Determination of the appropriate level for an appointment for an Academic Coordinator shall take into consideration such factors as program scope and complexity.

The duties of an Academic Coordinator are primarily administrative. Individuals in an Academic Coordinator title who are assigned research or instructional duties are required to hold a dual title.

The duties of an appointee may include the independent coordination of a program with a moderately‑sized staff or, in a small organization, a scope that encompasses several departments, schools, or colleges of the campus, or a series of affiliated academic, governmental, or private institutions. The Academic Coordinator is expected to manage the program with a great amount of independence and may receive general guidance from a faculty member, a department chair, an assistant/associate dean, or equivalent positions.

Duties may include moderate involvement in the generation and/or coordination of funds from different sources.

The Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS), a unit of the Institute of the Environment (IE), is a leader in the interdisciplinary study of critical water issues. The Academic Coordinator will work as a liaison between federal partners and trainees for a training project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

I. Coordination of Academic Programs (85%).

Academic Coordinators have primary responsibility for the administration and coordination of one or more programs and may have responsibility for directing the activities of other academic app geïnteresseates or staff. The Academic Coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of the training program. In addition, the Academic Coordinator will evaluate the academic program activities and function, develop extramural funding proposals and identify support resources, act as liaison representation with other agencies and institutions in the public and private sectors, supervise and provide leadership to other academic appointees or staff, and perform other duties as appropriate.

The Academic Coordinator will serve as the primary point of contact for the project, both trainees and the Bureau of Reclamation.

At the outset of the study, the Academic Coordinator and major advisor will work with each trainee to identify and begin interacting with a primary Bureau of Reclamation mentor. Each trainee will engage in monthly cohort meetings led by the Academic Coordinator. Collaborators from the Bureau of Reclamation will also be invited to these sessions.

Thehor Dieko coordinator will coordinate all meetings and summer interns, draft/submit reports, and participate as a full member of the Executive Committee.

The Academic Coordinator will organize and facilitate two all‑hands working group sessions each year hosted by the Center for Watershed Science with the trainees, PIs, and engage the Bureau of Reclamation collaborators. These working group sessions will include break‑out groups for each individual project, and report‑back presentations on team projects to the whole group. The academic coordinator will convene and facilitate all‑hands meetings and subsequently…