Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center is seeking a part-time Project Manager for its berry research and extension program. The role provides administrative leadership for a federally funded specialty-crop project, coordinating research, extension, education, commercialization, stakeholders, budgets, schedules, reporting, and project deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative leadership for the SCRI project. Implement project strategies to achieve research, extension, education, and commercialization objectives
- Lead project implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement activities
- Ensure project activities align with USDA-NIFA SCRI goals and stakeholder priorities
- Oversee day-to-day project operations across multiple institutions and disciplines
- Coordinate activities among co-PIs, research staff, extension personnel, students, and industry collaborators
- Convene and facilitate project meetings, advisory board meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities. Monitor project milestones, deliverables, timelines, and performance metrics
- Resolve operational challenges and ensure timely completion of project objectives. Oversee project budgets and resource allocation across participating institutions
Skills
- M.S. degree in agriculture, horticulture, plant science, engineering, food science, agricultural economics, entomology, plant pathology, data science, or a related field
- Record of leadership in specialty crop research, extension, or education programs
- Experience serving as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on federally funded grants
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-institutional projects
- Strong knowledge of USDA-NIFA policies, regulations, and reporting requirements
- Experience working with industry stakeholders, commodity groups, and producer organizations
- Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Experience leading large-scale SCRI, AFRI, USDA, USDA-ARS, NSF, NIH, or other federally funded collaborative projects
- Evidence of successful stakeholder-engaged and multidisciplinary research programs
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar research budgets
- Demonstrated record of technology transfer, extension programming, and outreach activities
- Experience in evaluation, impact assessment, and project performance measurement
- Familiarity with data management, open science, and reporting systems
Benefits
- Remote work, with occasional in-person work
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