Internet2 is a consortium of research and education institutions in the United States that aims to advance technology and innovation for the benefit of its members and society. The consortium provides a high-speed, high-performance network infrastructure specifically designed for research and education purposes. It facilitates collaboration among academics, scientists, and industry professionals, enabling them to work together on cutting-edge projects and share resources. Internet2 also offers various services and programs, including cybersecurity initiatives, cloud services, and data management tools. Through its initiatives, Internet2 strives to accelerate the development of innovative technologies and shape the future of digital education and research.
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About the Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC):
MS-CC envisions a transformational partnership to promote advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) capabilities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). This will be accomplished through community-building and workforce development opportunities, consulting services provided by MS-CC’s core team of CI experts, and by establishing capacity-building connections among institutions. The MS-CC is financially supported via multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and with operational support provided by Internet2.
The MS-CC is searching for an individual that is deeply committed to effectively recommending, implementing, and maintaining cyberinfrastructure solutions that advance academic research at HBCUs, TCUs, and other MSIs. This position serves as a CI Engineer within the Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) and will be responsible for providing input to MS-CC campuses on the evaluation, design, development, and ongoing support of cyberinfrastructure services for computing, storage, software, and networking infrastructure. The CI Engineer will work closely in a consultation fashion with researchers, educators, and IT staff across a broad range of disciplines to recommend existing solutions and to be an advocate for unmet CI needs across MS-CC’s participating institutions. In support of these activities, the CI Engineer will collaborate with the MS-CC team and their network of connections across the CI ecosystem to support the advancement of CI capabilities at member campuses, in many cases liaising connections with other experts and campus-supporting services for members to engage with.
Responsibilities
• Manages multiple complex projects concerning cyberinfrastructure on behalf of the MS-CC
• The employee is expected to be self-directed and work independently within the goals and priorities set by MS-CC Leadership.
• Forge close working relationships and share knowledge with IT groups across participating member institutions. Provide expertise by answering and addressing questions from researchers, educators, and IT staff, referring more advanced questions to experts internal and external to MS-CC and Internet2, and across the national CI ecosystem.
• Conduct operations, investigations, and tests of cyberinfrastructure systems and configurations to enhance performance or to investigate and resolve matters of significance. Investigate new technologies, services, and related opportunities of importance to MS-CC members.
• Consult with and aid researchers and IT staff in the development and migration of scientific workflows to large-scale data and computing environments. Work with domain experts as well as technology experts to understand and capture key patterns and practices for platforms, tools, and techniques; document these for the broader MS-CC and research communities, and work within the community to share these resources (e.g., through writing, speaking, presentations, etc.).
• Contribute to MS-CC communications and events, including writing, speaking, and teaching at community gatherings. Assist in the development of workshops and one-on-one technical assistance and training to faculty, staff and students in the use of large-scale data and computing systems, and associated scientific software.
• Help MS-CC better understand how we can better support campus research and education programs by collaborating with Internet2 teams (e.g. Research Engagement, Network Services, NET+, and Trust and Identity).
• Help MS-CC prioritize and leverage engagements with other CI communities (e.g. CaRCC) and CI service providers (e.g. OSG/PATh, ACCESS, industry partners) to help them better bridge their programs to the minority-serving higher education community.
• Collaborate with IT staff at HBCUs, TCUs, or HSIs to understand and troubleshoot existing and new research-supporting services.
• Coordinate with MS-CC team members to inform and execute services for facilitating cyberinfrastructure advancements at member institutions.
• Collaborate with sponsored research personnel to identify additional funding opportunities for the MS-CC and its membership, and ensure compliance.
• Other tasks may be assigned as the MS-CC continues to scale and/or as determined by the MS-CC Program Director in Consultation with the MS-CC CLC.
The qualified candidate will have the following:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, relevant experience in a data-driven field of study.
• 5-7 years of experience building and maintaining compute, storage, and/or networking infrastructure for data-driven research and/or education programs at an institution of higher education.
• Deep commitment to supporting and advancing data-driven research and education through the effective use of IT.
• Demonstrated experience supporting IT staff, researchers and/or educators across a range of disciplines and CI requirements, including practices of listening, analysis, and synthesizing knowledge for sharing with a range of audiences.
• Working knowledge of a variety of campus-supported cyberinfrastructure services.
• A strong grounding and demonstrated experience in information technology principles, tools, and techniques, including those for data management, programming, basic security, and associated IT domains.
• Demonstrated experience working in collaborative teams and partnerships; good organizational and team facilitation skills.
• Excellent communications skills, including strong writing as well as oral and presentation skills; an ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner; and a demonstrated capacity to work effectively in both face-to-face as well as remote (telepresence) contexts.
Other Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Master’s degree (or Master’s degree candidate) preferred.
• Education or work experience at/with one or more Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), or relevant to other minority-serving institutions, as defined by the Department of Education.
• Experience designing, implementing, or maintaining systems for data storage, sharing, and/or preservation.
• Expertise with network and data movement tools and how they are used on campus, regional, national, international, and/or cloud networks.
• Familiarity with trust and identity services, and security and privacy issues as they relate to academic research activities and workflows.
• Familiarity with Internet2 and other CI communities and providers across the United States (e.g. NSF PATh/OSG, ACCESS, CaRCC, TrustedCI, to name a few).
• Experience with data-driven research and education challenges across a range of domains, including Life Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Engineering and Computer Sciences; Physical and Natural Sciences.
This is a full-time position which will include competitive compensation and benefits package. This is a fully remote position, travel to institutions participating in the MS-CC and regional/national meetings will be expected several times per year.
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The Internet2 Community Engagement division is seeking a Sponsored Programs Manager to support the full life cycle of grant activities for Internet2, including compliance and the coordination and submission of reporting deliverables. This individual will support the development of grant proposals, grant progress reports, grant budges projections, grant invoicing, and the day-to-day management of grant awards.
Responsibilities
• Monthly review of all expenditures posted to grant awards to ensure appropriateness, allowability, allocability and reasonableness.
• Pre-award coordination of new grant proposals and letters of collaboration/support and maintenance of standard grant related documents and templates and ensuring timely responses to day-to-day grant related questions.
• Grant deliverable and reporting tracking, including the collections of grant-specific audit documentation.
• Processing of requests for reimbursement for Participant Support, Employee and Contractor travel.
• Sub-recipient compliance monitoring, including assuring timely review and processing of sub-award and other grant specific invoices.
• Preparation of monthly invoices and drawdown requests.
• Interact with peers at differing organizations to facilitate the review and negotiation of sub-awards. This individual may also interface with federal agencies to request approval compliance related items.
• Internally correspond with accounting on monthly grant financials and legal to review agreements.
• Interact with different levels within the organization to coordinate grant proposals and progress reporting.
The qualified candidate will have the following:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in full-cycle grants administration, specifically with NSF and other federally-sponsored awards
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under deadlines
• Federal sub-recipient oversight experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal grant related compliance and accounting principles, specifically 2CFR200
Other Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Experience writing technical reports for NSF research projects
• Ability to identify proposal strengths and deficiencies based on agency guidelines
• Ability to review and critique grant-focused processes
• Ability to translate concepts into practice
The Sponsored Programs Manager will report to the Director of Grants Administration. This is a fully remote position. Internet2 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
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Summary
The Internet2 Network Services division is seeking a Business Development Executive to engage with potential new government and industry members and support existing members to ensure positive interactions with Internet2. This position is responsible for developing technical, service and business solutions to meet the needs of new and existing members as well as to grow service engagements with existing members and develop new service offerings for potential members. This position will conduct negotiations and support key vendor and member relationships,
The candidate must be able to present to technical and non-technical audiences, clearly communicate complex topics and speak to a variety of audiences from engineers to C-level as they develop and present information regarding Internet2 and the. benefits of membership and use of the Internet2 network. The Business Development Executive will develop and maintain strong relationships with key members and non-members in the furtherance of Internet2 objectives and mission while working in a highly collaborative manner cross-organizationally to ensure successful outcomes in several project areas, including technical, financial, legal and member engagement.
The Business Development Executive reports to the Director, Business Development of Network Services. The role is responsible for contributing to Internet2 meeting its revenue goals and will have frequent interactions with divisions cross-organizationally as well as regular interactions with marquis government and industry members and vendors.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct negotiations and support key vendor and member relationships
• Advocate for members’ interests within Internet2
• Vendor contract review and negotiation
• Member engagement and advocate; developing new membership opportunities
• New business and technical solution development; project oversight/management
• Member service development, quoting and contracting
• Vendor engagement and management; Support billing and payment issues with members and vendors
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including proficiency with common office productivity tools
• Able to manage multiple priorities under deadline
• Develop strong interpersonal relationships
• Minimum of five years experience with sales to Government and Industry
• Ability to effectively work independently with little direction in support of meeting company goals in a manner consistent with the company’s mission and values
Other Qualifications Desirable
• Proactive in addressing potential problem areas
• Solution / “can do” oriented approach
• Future-focused identification of developing opportunities, challenges and needs
As a full-time employee, you will be eligible to participate in Internet2’s employee benefits program effective on your start date in accordance with the terms and conditions of each plan. The program currently includes medical, dental, life, vision and disability insurances, a health spending account program, sick time, vacation time and a tax deferred retirement plan. The salary range for this position is $90,000-$140,000.
Internet2 is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status Show more details...