Program Coordinator, Five College Women’s Studies Research Center

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Job Description

JOB POSTING

The Five College Women’s Studies Research Center (FCWSRC), seeks a Program Coordinator to support its work of promoting intersectional feminist scholarship and cultivating a community in which feminist work can flourish. Each year, the FCWSRC hosts a cohort of local, national, and international research associates. The FCWSRC supports the work of Research Associates and interdisciplinary feminist scholars and activists across the Five Colleges and surrounding areas through opportunities to participate in a writing community, work-in-progress seminars, workshops, conferences, and informal gatherings.

This is a full-time, non-exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated. It is an in-person onsite role; the primary work location is on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst.

Duties

As the Program Coordinator, you will handle the daily operations of the Center at its location on the Hampshire College campus.

You could be a great fit for this position if you:

• Like being the go-to person for a group of people

• Are skilled at collaborating with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives

• Enjoy building feminist community and facilitating connections between people with related interests

• Are an excellent communicator—in person, on the phone, and over email—whether you’re communicating with custodial staff, librarians, deans, or students

• Understand how events are successfully run and are willing to take all the necessary steps to plan and put them on

• Find satisfaction in efficiently tracking details, whether they’re research associate applications or FCWSRC expenses

Importance of Diversity to our Educational Mission

Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst) are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to educational missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people at the colleges (students, faculty members, other employees) and within the organization itself.

Application Information

Before applying, review the full Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Program Coordinator position description.

Please attach a current resume AND a cover letter for your application to be considered for this position. You may combine your resume and cover letter into a single file or attach multiple files, but be sure to ADD ALL ATTACHMENTS BEFORE SUBMITTING your application. You will NOT be able to attach additional files after clicking the Submit button.

For priority consideration, apply by November 16, 2022.

Position Type:

Regular

About Five Colleges, Inc.

Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its members -- Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- through academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.

Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.