| The position will assist with financial analysis, budget tracking, financial reporting and personnel management and providing leadership to faculty and staff across the center. Duties will include administering base and non-base allocations and assisting with associated budget transfers. The incumbent will assist with balancing annual budgets through tracking expenses including payroll and creating financial projections to optimize the center's financial resources. A thorough knowledge of the policies, regulations, guidelines, and administrative practices of the center are vital to the functioning of this position. In addition, a thorough understanding of the center's budget, financial, purchasing and payroll systems is imperative.
This is a 75% to full-time, twelve-month, benefits-eligible, regular appointment that reports directly to the ERC EARTH Administrative Director. Currently, the position is designated as on-campus. Alternative and flexible work schedules will be evaluated as per ERC EARTH policy and center guidelines. A reduced FTE (down to 0.75) may be considered, if preferred by a very strong candidate.
About Engineering Research Center:
Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) are essential to the quality of life for all humans. HVACR systems are widespread throughout society, enabling transportation and preservation of fresh foods, storage of medicines, and cooling of buildings. However, most refrigerants used today are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which have high global-warming potential (GWP), with 2000-4000 times the impact of CO2. Combined with high leak rates (direct effect -- 50-90% of refrigerants leak into the atmosphere) and high energy consumption (indirect effect -- 20-40% of U.S. residential and commercial building electricity usage comes from HVACR), HFCs account for 7.8% of total greenhouse-gas emissions.
To address this challenge, a new NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC): Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) will create a "sustainable refrigerant lifecycle" to address technical, environmental, and societal challenges facing the HVACR industry. EARTH is a multi-institution, multi-disciplinary team from the University of Kansas, University of Notre Dame, University of Hawai'i, University of Maryland, University of South Dakota, and Lehigh University. |
