University Coordinator for the EPICS Program at Purdue University

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Distinguished Colleagues,

We have an opening in our EPICS Program for a coordinator for the consortium of institutions who have integrated community-engaged design experiences into the undergraduate curricula.  Below is the information about the position.  The person would be located at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The EPICS University Coordinator is the full-time, recurring funded staff position that is dedicated to the national and international dissemination of EPICS, coordination of multi-university activities, assisting other universities to develop and institutionalize EPICS, and building partnerships with corporations and organizations.  This position is also a leader in development and fundraising efforts across all of the EPICS programs including grant writing.

EPICS (www.purdue.edu/epics) is an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary, community-engaged design program headquartered at Purdue University.  At Purdue it is an academic program implementing multidisciplinary design courses to address needs locally and globally.  EPICS leverages many partnerships and the University Coordinator is the leader in managing these external partnerships including 42 active corporate partners and professional societies including IEEE and EWB-USA.   EPICS supports a growing university consortium of 46 and active colleges and universities with EPICS programs adapted to their local campus contexts.  The consortium sponsors faculty and student workshops and provides resources to the broader community-engagement, design and engineering education communities.  EPICS also has a pre-college network with its own coordinator comprised of over 100 schools from 17 states engaging middle or high school students in community-based design experiences in their local communities.   The leadership team works closely together to set strategic goals and implement EPICS nationally and globally.  This is a recurring funded staff position is expected to travel as needed to develop and grow these partnerships. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least five years of experience required in one or more of the following areas: 
• development of strategic & operating plans, budgets, fundraising, organizing conferences and high-profile events, marketing, public relations, maintaining contacts with university programs, and corporations, maintaining broad network of contacts
• faculty or staff experience working with engineering faculty on academic and curricular efforts, experience across departments or majors, experience with fundraising, or 
• community-engagement/service-learning coordination or implementation including working with faculty from multiple disciplines to integrate service-learning by engaging communities to meet needs locally or globally, development or fundraising experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience will be considered.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills. 
• Good time management and organizational skills. 
• Must be a motivated self-starter, take the initiative in designing programs, writing proposals, and organizing efforts needed to increase the success, visibility and resources of EPICS
• Work with diverse people from industry, the community, the university, and foundations.
• Willingness to travel domestically and  internationally

Preferred:

• Master’s degree.

Additional Information:

• Purdue will not sponsor an employment related visa for this position.
• A background check will be required for employment in this position.
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime). 
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period.
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. 

Contact:

·        Prof. William Oakes, Director, oakes@purdue.edu, Mobile:  +1-765-418-8029

Apply:

·        Apply through the Purdue University portal at www.purdue.edu/hr/careers/opportunities/, staff positions, Job # 1800020, Direct link: http://purdue.taleo.net/careersection/wl/jobdetail.ftl?job=1800020&tz=GMT-05%3A00

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William Oakes, PE

Director, EPICS Program

Prof., Engineering Education

EPICS Program

Armstrong Hall of Engineering

701 W. Stadium Avenue

West Lafayette, IN   47907-2045

Email: oakes@purdue.edu

Mobile: 765-418-8029,

office: 765-494-3892,

Fax: 765-494-0052