Scientific Program Manager / Research Coordinator/S

Working/Functional Title Scientific Program Manager ### Position Summary The Plant Resilience Institute (PRI) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks a collaborative and scientifically engaged Scientific Program Manager to provide strategic leadership for the Institute's portfolio of center grants and major research initiatives. Reporting to the Director, the Scientific Program Manager works closely with faculty, researchers, students, external partners, and stakeholders to develop interdisciplinary initiatives, strengthen scientific collaborations, and expand the Institute's impact. The Scientific Program Manager serves as the primary resource for the PRI faculty on coordinating the lifecycle of center grants led by PRI faculty, including supporting the development of new center initiatives to oversee the successful implementation, evaluation, renewal, and closeout of existing centers. This position collaborates closely with Scientific Program Managers of individual center initiatives, Principal Investigators, and Institute administrative staff to ensure center activities are aligned with strategic priorities and sponsor expectations. This position is grant-funded; therefore, the initial appointment is for a one-year term and is not guaranteed to continue beyond that period. Any extension would be contingent upon operational needs and available funding. Key Responsibilities **Program Management of Center-Level Projects ** - Support PRI faculty to develop, implement, evaluate, and sunset center grants and major institute-wide research initiatives. {=html} - Coordinate the planning and development of new center proposals, including facilitating collaborations among faculty, administrators, external partners, and stakeholders. {=html} - Coordinate recruitment of center program managers and admin staff {=html} - Support program managers running individual center grants to ensure successful implementation of programmatic goals, milestones, reporting requirements, and sponsor expectations. {=html} - Provide programmatic leadership for center grants that do not have an assigned program manager during initial and sunsetting stages of center projects. {=html} - Facilitate communication among Principal Investigators, collaborators, advisory boards, trainees, funding agencies, and Institute leadership to synergize center activities across PRI. **Strategic Initiatives and Scientific Partnerships ** - Identify and cultivate opportunities to expand PRI's research portfolio through new center initiatives, interdisciplinary collaborations, and strategic partnerships. {=html} - Foster collaborations among faculty, research centers, government agencies, philanthropic organizations, industry partners, and other academic institutions. {=html} - Represent PRI at university and external meetings related to center grant activities and strategic initiatives. - Prepare briefing materials, program summaries, and reports for Institute leadership and funding agencies. {=html} - Collaborate with the PRI Communications Manager on dissemination of program accomplishments and with the Business & HR Manager, Fiscal Officers of PRI budget and grants, and Operations Coordinator to support successful implementation of Institute programs. ** ** **Leadership ** Provides leadership and supervision for direct reports and collaborates with colleagues across the college through dotted-line relationships. Oversees workload distribution, establishes performance expectations, coaches and develops staff, evaluates performance, and administers personnel actions. **Other Duties as Assigned ** Performs other duties