April 30, 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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.

 

NORMAL STARTING SALARY:  $38,500 – 48,100;  HIRING SALARY RANGE: $38,500 –

$43,300

 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 26.

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis

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, 134 Hicks Way, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst, MA  01003. 

 

On-Campus applicants are defined as Amherst Campus non-student employees

 

OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY:  Send application materials to:  Search #28258

Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170.

 

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April 30, 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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 SALARY RANGE: $62,500 - $78,100; NORMAL STARTING SALARY:  $62,500 –

$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 University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis

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, Lederle Graduate Research Center, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA  01003. 

 

On-Campus applicants are defined as Amherst Campus non-student employees

 

OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY:  Send application materials to:  Search #31425

Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170.

 

 


 

April 30, 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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 SALARY RANGE: $51,500 - $64,300; NORMAL STARTING SALARY:  $51,500 –

$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 University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis

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, Lederle Graduate Research Center, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA  01003. 

 

On-Campus applicants are defined as Amherst Campus non-student employees

 

OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY:  Send application materials to:  Search #31434

Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170.

 

 


 

April 30, 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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 SALARY RANGE: $38,800 - $43,600; NORMAL STARTING SALARY:  $38,800 –

$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 University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis

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, Lederle Graduate Research Center, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA  01003. 

 

On-Campus applicants are defined as Amherst Campus non-student employees

 

OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY:  Send application materials to:  Search #31440

Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170.

 

 


 

April 30, 2008

 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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

Amherst as an exceptional research university.  UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth’s

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 SALARY RANGE: $42,300 - $52,900; NORMAL STARTING SALARY:  $42,300 –

$47,600

 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM POSITION LEVEL 27.

_______________________________________________________________________________

The University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis

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,, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA  01003. 

 

On-Campus applicants are defined as Amherst Campus non-student employees

 

OFF-CAMPUS APPLICATIONS ONLY:  Send application materials to:  Search #R10872

Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170.

 

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