Hiring range: $80,000 - $90,000
The Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) is a UNC-Chapel Hill collaborative center housed within the Gillings School of Global Public Health that advances translational environmental health sciences research serving North Carolina and the nation. Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) through a five-year, $7.7M P30 center grant, CEHS brings together researchers, physicians, public health professionals, educators, and community partners from across UNC including the Gillings School, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UNC School of Medicine to address pressing environmental health challenges across three major research focus areas: environmental cancer, cardiopulmonary health, and healthy development and aging. The Center's mission centers on translating interdisciplinary research on environmental health threats to improve public health in North Carolina, leveraging its Facility Cores, Career Development Program, and Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC) to move science from laboratory models to communities. The Project Manager for CEHS provides project management, operational leadership, and administrative oversight for the Center, reporting directly to the Research Program Director and coordinating Center-wide activities that support research, pilot projects, training programs, community engagement initiatives, and strategic priorities. Serving as a key member of the CEHS Administrative Core the organizational unit responsible for ensuring alignment with NIEHS, UNC, and community priorities this position manages the full breadth of sponsored research activities associated with the Center's grant portfolio, including pre-award and post-award administration, compliance monitoring, budget oversight, progress reporting, and sponsor communications.
The Project Manager directly administers the Center's Pilot Project Program, overseeing solicitation development, application review coordination, award administration, project monitoring, and outcome assessment, while facilitating interdisciplinary research collaborations and connecting investigators with Center resources, core facilities, and funding opportunities. This position coordinates the collection, analysis, and reporting of Center metrics, accomplishments, publications, grants, trainee outcomes, and community engagement activities, and supports the preparation of annual reports, progress reports, advisory committee materials, site visits, and Center renewal applications. The Project Manager works closely with Center leadership, faculty investigators, trainees, and university partners to manage projects, facilitate collaborations, support sponsored research activities, monitor Center performance metrics, and coordinate reporting requirements, as well as with external collaborators, community organizations, and NIEHS program officers. This position serves as a key member of the Administrative Core and helps ensure the successful implementation, growth, and long-term sustainability of Center programs and initiatives.