Research Project Coordinator, BioPACIFIC MIP

Position overview

Position title :

Research Project Coordinator

Salary range : $73,248 to $92,330

Percent time : 100%

Anticipated start :

November 1, 2025 or later.

Position duration : One year

Application Window

Open date : October 1, 2025

Next review date : Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Executive Director at UCSB of the NSF BioPACIFIC MIP, and working closely with the Executive Director at UCLA and the BioPACIFIC MIP User Coordinator, the Research Project Coordinator will track and manage proposals and projects submitted through the BioPACIFIC MIP's User Program. The Research Project Coordinator will (1) facilitate discussions between prospective users and the technical team to assess project feasibility and logistics, (2) provide guidance to users on proposal development, submission, and revision, (3) manage proposal intake, review, and disposition process, (4) coordinate visits by external researchers to BioPACIFIC MIP, and (5) work with users to track project progress and reporting.

The BioPACIFIC MIP Research Project Coordinator will have a Ph.D. in Chem, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Biology, Bioengineering, or similar field. This technical expertise is required in order to communicate with potential, current, and former users of the BioPACIFIC MIP facilities about available resources, proposal feasibility, potential collaborations, project progress, and project outputs such as publications or patents.

Duties focused on increasing the technical impact of the BioPACIFIC MIP include :

• Participate in trade shows to raise center visibility
• Participate in technical conferences such as American Chemical Society, and Materials Research Society to raise center visibility and recruit users
• Partner with BioPACIFIC MIP directors to develop new proposals and strategies to obtain resources necessary to further increase the impact of the MIP
• Help identify and develop targeted calls for user proposals
• Develop machine assisted product screening tools to help bridge the gap between synthetic biology and synthetic chemists MIP users

Duties focused on user engagement with the BioPACIFIC MIP include :

Program management duties include :

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Preferred qualifications

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Reference requirements

Please provide name, telephone and email address for all references.

References will be contacted if selected as a finalist.

Apply link : JPF03022

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About UC Santa Barbara

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

Additionally, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Job location

Santa Barbara, Califormia