April 30, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
POSITION AVAILABLE
Associate director of alumni career services
Alumni association
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Reporting to the Senior
Associate Director of Student and Alumni Programs, the
Associate Director of Alumni
Career Services manages the strategic development
and execution of career
services designed to assist UMass Amherst alumni within
going career development and
career management opportunities. The
Associate
Director also partners with
various university departments in developing career
education activities that
promote mentoring and networking opportunities between
students and alumni. In addition, the incumbent develops and implements
marketing strategies and
associated collateral materials to promote membership
and participation in the
Alumni Association through alumni career services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in
human resources, counseling or
related field with 3-5 years experience in
corporate/executive recruiting,
career counseling or training and
development.
2. Demonstrated understanding or professional
development and career management
process, including familiarity with various
job search strategies and
assessment tools.
3. Strong knowledge of current job market and
employment trends and strong
presentation skills and/or demonstrated
training experience required.
4. Proven success implanting and marketing career
development services.
5. Ability and willingness to work some evening
and weekends, and travel
periodically.
6. Experience working within a higher education
setting or membership based
organization preferred.
7. Experience with volunteer recruitment and
cultivation preferred.
8. Excellent written and verbal communication
abilities with ability to deal
effectively and sensitively with diverse
populations.
A strong
organizational aptitude and ability to manage several projects
simultaneously;
astute management and administrative skills, and an ability to
foster a
collaborative and cooperative team work environment. The ideal
candidate will
be results-oriented and demonstrate initiative, integrity, and a
sense of
humor.
$43,300
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 26.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The
of
race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
mental
or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status,
sexual
orientation and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination
under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to,
admission,
or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in
employment
and application for employment.
Furthermore, University policy
includes
prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial
harassment,
sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of
discrimination.
To
be considered for this position, please submit a resume and letter of
application,
including names and contact information of three current
professional
references.
The
priority application deadline for the position is May 12, 2008. Applications
will
be accepted beyond that date until the position is filled.
ON-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY: Send application materials to: Breck Pierce,
Alumni
Association, Memorial Hall,
On-Campus applicants are
defined as
OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
ONLY: Send application materials to: Search
#28258
Employment
Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of
White4
April 30, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
POSITION AVAILABLE
Senior software engineer
Center for educational software development
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Senior software Engineer in
support of the Center for Educational Software
Development (CESD), which
researches and develops web-based instructional and
assessment systems,
Web-based administrative support tools for education, and
intelligent multimedia
tutoring systems and authoring tools.
The Senior Software
Engineer helps organize and
execute advanced software development projects,
including management of
project, design, programming, and testing.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. M.S. in Computer Science or related field with
5-7 years of relevant
experience, OR B.S. in Computer Science o
related field with 7-10 years of
relevant experience (or equivalent
combination of education, training, and
experience).
2. Excellent programming skills in Java and C++.
3. Experience administering current Windows
operating systems and networks.
4. Experience in database administration.
5. Experience with software engineering
practices, building user interfaces and
systems integration.
6. Experience with the following: WWW applications development using Java; XML
document processing; SQL database
development; object oriented programming
design techniques; HTML interface design;
networking.
7. Experience with one or more of the
following: course management systems;
student information systems; electronic
commerce systems; authentication
mechanisms such as LDAP; instructional
design; Artificial Intelligence
techniques; multimedia design, and use for
electronic training systems;
multimedia authoring and production tools.
8. Experience with Flash or other multimedia
programming languages desirable.
9. Strong interpersonal and cooperative skills;
ability to work with people of
varying backgrounds.
10. Experience in
supervisory or team leadership roles.
11. Strong written and oral
communication skills.
12. Experience working with
clients to produce application requirements
specifications.
13. Experience with managing
commercial software development projects, especially
testing and release procedures.
HIRING
$70,300. For the exceptionally
well qualified candidate, the hiring range may be
extended up to $85,900.
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 29.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The
of
race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
mental
or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status,
sexual
orientation and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination
under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to,
admission,
or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in
employment
and application for employment.
Furthermore, University policy
includes
prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial
harassment,
sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of
discrimination
Review
of applications will begin on May 9,
2008, and continue until the
available
position is filled. To apply, mail
letter of application, referencing
the
position title and Search Number, resume, and the names, telephone numbers
and
addresses of three current professional references. Please note that no
electronic
applications will be accepted. Postal
applications only.
ON-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY: Send application materials to: Search #31425,
c/o
Pat
Michalowski, OIT, Room A217,
On-Campus applicants are
defined as
OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
ONLY: Send application materials to: Search
#31425
Employment
Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of
April 30, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
POSITION AVAILABLE
Software engineer 1
Center for educational software development
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Software Engineer 1 in
support of the Center for Educational Software Development
(CESD), which researches and
develops web-based instructional and assessment
systems, Web-based
administrative support tools for education, and intelligent
multimedia tutoring systems
and authoring tools. The Software
Engineer 1 helps
implement advanced software
development projects, including design, programming,
and testing.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. M.S. in Computer Science or related field
with 1-2 years of relevant
experience OR B.S. degree in Computer
Science or related field with 3-5 years
of relevant experience (or equivalent
combination of education, training, and
experience).
2. Excellent programming skills in Java and/or
C++.
3. Experience with software engineering
practices, building user interfaces and
systems integration.
4. Experience with most or all of the following: WWW applications development
using java; XML document processing; SQL
database development; object
oriented programming design techniques;
HTML interface design, networking.
5. Experience with one or more of the
following: instructional design;
Artificial Intelligence techniques;
multimedia design and use for electronic
training systems; multimedia authoring and
production tools.
6. Experience developing educational software
and/or using a course management
software system desirable.
7. Experience with Flash or other multimedia
programming languages desirable.
8. Strong interpersonal and cooperative skills
desirable; ability to work with
people of varying backgrounds.
9. Experience working with clients and/or presenting
demonstrations desirable.
10. Commercial software
development experience preferred.
HIRING
$57,900. For the exceptionally
well qualified candidate, the hiring range may be
extended up to $70,700.
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 27.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The
of race,
color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
mental
or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status,
sexual
orientation and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination
under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to,
admission,
or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in
employment
and application for employment.
Furthermore, University policy
includes
prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial
harassment,
sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of
discrimination.
Review
of applications will begin on May 9,
2008, and continue until the
available
position is filled. To apply, mail
letter of application, referencing
the
position title and Search Number, resume, and the names, telephone numbers
and
addresses of three current professional references. Please note that no
electronic
applications will be accepted. Postal
applications only.
ON-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY: Send application materials to: Search #31434,
c/o
Pat
Michalowski, OIT, Room A217,
On-Campus applicants are
defined as
OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
ONLY: Send application materials to: Search
#31434
Employment
Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of
April 30, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
POSITION AVAILABLE
associate Software engineer 1
Center for educational software development
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Associate Software Engineer
1 in support of the Center for Educational Software
Development (CESD), which
researches and develops web-based instructional and assessment systems,
Web-based administrative support tools for education, and intelligent
multimedia tutoring systems and authoring tools. The Associate
Software Engineer 1 helps
implement advanced software development projects, including programming,
testing deployment and maintenance.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. B.S. in Computer Science or related field (or
equivalent combination of
education, training, and experience).
2. Good programming skills in Java and/or C++.
3. Familiarity with software engineering
practices, building user interfaces and
systems integration desirable.
4. Experience with some or all of the
following: WWW applications development
using java; XML document processing; SQL
database development; object
oriented programming design techniques;
HTML interface design, networking.
5. Experience with one or more of the
following: course management systems;
student information systems; electronic
commerce systems; authentication
mechanisms such as LDAP; instructional
design; Artificial Intelligence
techniques; multimedia design and use for
electronic training systems;
multimedia authoring and production tools.
6. Familiarity with Flash or other multimedia
programming languages desirable.
8. Strong interpersonal and cooperative skills
desirable; ability to work with
people of varying backgrounds.
9. Experience working with clients and/or
presenting demonstrations desirable.
10. Commercial software
development experience preferred.
HIRING
$39,200. For the exceptionally
well qualified candidate, the hiring range may be
extended up to $48,000.
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 24.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The
of
race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
mental
or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status,
sexual
orientation and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination
under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to,
admission,
or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in
employment
and application for employment.
Furthermore, University policy
includes
prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial
harassment,
sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of
discrimination.
Review
of applications will begin on May 9,
2008, and continue until the
available
position is filled. To apply, mail
letter of application, referencing
the
position title and Search Number, resume, and the names, telephone numbers
and
addresses of three current professional references. Please note that no
electronic
applications will be accepted. Postal
applications only.
ON-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY: Send application materials to: Search #31440,
c/o
Pat
Michalowski, OIT, Room A217,
On-Campus applicants are
defined as
OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
ONLY: Send application materials to: Search
#31440
Employment
Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of
April 30, 2008
PROFESSIONAL
POSITION AVAILABLE
Associate News Editor/Science Writer
Office of News and Information
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Skilled professional sought
to identify and successfully promote stories to
regional and national media,
as well as other audiences, to position UMass
flagship public university,
receives more than $100 million annually from
government and private
sources in support of research, and this position will
play a principal role in
communicating the faculty’s many achievements in science
and technology.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English,
Engineering or a related field in
communication or science.
2. Three to five years experience required in
public relations, journalism,
science, engineering or a related field,
with demonstrated ability to
translate technical or scholarly
information into common language for a broad
audience.
3. Applicants must have excellent oral and
written communication skills, a keen
awareness of what makes news, and the
ability to generate news and feature
pieces for print and broadcast.
4. Familiarity with higher education is
desirable.
HIRING
$47,600
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 27.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The
of
race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
mental
or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status,
sexual
orientation and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination
under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to,
admission,
or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in
employment
and application for employment.
Furthermore, University policy
includes
prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial
harassment,
sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of
discrimination.
The priority application deadline is May 16, 2008. However, applications
will be
accepted beyond that date until the position is filled. Please submit a cover
letter, resume and the names of three references, as well as
three writing
samples.
ON-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY: Send application materials to: Christine Davies,
News
office, Munson Hall,,
On-Campus applicants are
defined as
OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
ONLY: Send application materials to: Search
#R10872
Employment
Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of
White4