Job location: Solomon Lab-Psychology - Floor C

Employment Type: Part-time
Posted data: 2021-11-02
Req: JR00043418
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Posted Job Title

Wharton Behavior Change for Good Team Coordinator, Temporary Employee

Job Profile Title

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary

The Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Team Coordinator.

The Behavior Change for Good Initiative, led by Professors Katherine Milkman and Angela Duckworth, unites a world-class, interdisciplinary team of academic experts with leading organizational partners to help advance the science and practice of behavior change. We identify what works at scale by conducting megastudies (massive random-assignment A/B tests), in which we simultaneously test our Scientific Team’s best ideas for changing a target behavior. Our approach gives us the power to understand which strategies work best overall, what works best for whom, and how to most effectively use behavioral science to transform people’s lives for the better. Learn more about BCFG at bcfg.upenn.edu or through this Freakonomics podcast describing BCFG s plans:
http://tinyurl.com/bcfg2017

Job Description

The Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Team Coordinator to provide administrative and communication assistance to the Initiative and its Co-Director, Katy Milkman. This role would involve:

• Coordinating meetings and events, including scheduling meetings, calendar and email management, meeting preparation and note-taking, screening and coordinating media opportunities, and setting up virtual and in-person events.

• Managing websites, newsletters, and social media accounts, inluding twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, etc. This would include posting on a regular schedule (e.g., at least two tweets a week), newsletter distribution, managing subscriber lists, and updating websites as needed.

• Contributing to research activities, including assistance with paper formatting, fact checking, creating and polishing slides for talks and events, managing agreements, and responding to emails from individuals and organizations that reach out to express an interest in what we do.

• Coordinating day-to-day office operations and organizing dropbox folders.

The anticipated time commitment would be 20 hours a week.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 1-2 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, and experience with the Microsoft Office suite and digital communication applications (e.g., Twitter, Wordpress, and MailChimp).

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Wharton School

Pay Range

$7.25 - $230.00

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