S05318P

Findit Program Coordinator

CED Community Dsgn & Preservation

The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (http://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,600 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 36,000 students including over 27,500 undergraduates and over 8,500 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 17 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

External

TRS or ORP

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

M-F 8-5, occasional nights or weekends.

43,000

10/21/2020

Yes

01/05/2021

The following are required for full consideration:
•Letter of Interest
•Survey Project Report (including examples of mapping, writing, documentation, research; indicate which elements were solo work and which were team work)
•Contract and budget example
•Presentation example

Athens Area

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Public Service Professional AD

Exempt

Outreach Services

1.00

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Master’s degree in Historic Preservation, architectural history, urban planning, and/or commensurate work experience (4-6 years field survey experience preferred)

This position serves as the Program Coordinator for Georgia’s “Findit” Historic Resource Survey Partnership Program between the University of Georgia-College of Environment and Design and the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office (Historic Preservation Division – Dept. of Community Affairs), the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), public utilities, and Georgia communities. The Coordinator is the Primary Investigator for annual multi-year research and outreach grants sponsored by GTC (now in its 18th year) and GDOT (2-year mitigation project) as well as smaller environmental review, mitigation studies, and community surveys for Georgia municipalities and non-profits that contribute data to Georgia’s Archaeological, Natural and Historic Resources GIS database (GNAHRGIS). Additionally, the Findit program funds and provides skills-based professional training in architectural history and field survey for UGA College of Environment and Design (CED) students through 3-7 graduate assistantships per year. The Program Coordinator position (and all other student salaries and operational costs) is funded by and contingent upon sponsored project grants, which are reviewed/renewed annually. As a staff member of the UGA-CED Center for Community Design & Preservation, this position also contributes to other outreach and engagement opportunities promoted by CCDP, and serves as a colleague of the UGA College of Environment and Design, adding value through committee positions and collegial partnerships.

Master’s degree in Historic Preservation, architectural history, urban planning; and/or commensurate work experience preferred (4-6 years preferred).
Field survey, architectural history and cultural assessment experience (2-3 years preferred)
Project management, budget development experience (2-3 years preferred)
Personnel Management, training, or education experience; team-building skills
Proficiency/literacy in GIS, CAD, or similar mapping techniques; familiarity with resource databases (GNAHRGIS a plus)
Demonstrated research interest (especially emergent technologies and novel architectural typologies or related applied research); community engaged scholarship a plus
Competency in Adobe Suite, photography
Interest in community and partner engagement (collaboration with state, region, and local partners as well as university and CED colleagues) and program advancement
Good written and oral communication and interpersonal skills; visual presentation experience
Self-motivated, well-organized, personable, and a team player

Sitting for long periods of time (computer/desk work).
Long-distance travel by car.

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Program Management and Promotion:
Primary Investigator for multi-year research and outreach grants sponsored by Georgia Transmission Corporation and Georgia Department of Transportation, as well as public service and outreach projects (environmental review, mitigation studies, community surveys) for municipalities and non-profits. Responsibilities include University project management, budget management, data entry into GNAHRGIS database, coordinating bi-annual meetings for the Findit Program Steering Committee, community engagement and promotion. Set annual goals and objectives towards the pursuit of cultural resource survey work in order to enhance and grow FindIt’s offerings for CED students and community partners. Serve as a contributing member of CCDP to support unit and college-wide strategies towards improved public service and outreach operations.

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Training and Supervision:
Management of student graduate assistants, employees and volunteers engaged in the implementation and administration of Findit program objectives. Train student employees in historic and cultural resource research, field survey methodology, GIS data entry, architectural identification of new and established styles and types, deed research, report production and presentation.

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Budget Development and Management:
Develop and manage budgets and contracts for multiple concurrent and varied sponsored projects. Responsible for developing funding proposals, managing budgets, monitoring spending, and working with CED Grants Coordinator and UGA Sponsored Programs Administration.

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Applied Research and Technology:
Conducts applied research on innovation in field survey technologies, such as remote methodologies, and architectural history priority research areas, such as mid-century contemporary residential and commercial styles and types. Identify applied research areas, expose students to ongoing innovation in technology and its role in historic preservation and planning, determine potential impacts to historic resources, adhere to system for ranking applied research projects, evaluate applied research projects, and pursue additional research contracts/grants.

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