Midd.data Coordinator (003898)

Middlebury College; Middlebury (VT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

MiddCard Privileges

Season pass discounts

Job summary

Middlebury College’s midd.data initiative seeks a part-time coordinator to support the director and steering committee, ensuring compliance with college procedures and promoting equitable access to data and digital methods.

The role emphasizes organizational support, course administration, event planning, and communications across college channels, with a focus on stability during leadership transitions and a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, writing and editing skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with students, faculty and staff.
• Technological proficiency; willingness to learn multiple programs; familiarity with Middlebury systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the implementation of midd.data’s goals and objectives.
• Support and advise the midd.data director with operational, budgetary, organizational, project management, and technical aspects including College processes, policies and guidelines.
• Schedule meetings, including regular executive and steering committee meetings.
• Administer processes central to midd.data’s academic mission, including courses and programs.
• Collaborate in planning and coordinating guest speakers and events.
• Assist with communications and outreach, including updating midd.data’s web page, social media, and newsletter.
• Maintain program stability and institutional knowledge through documentation, especially during director transitions (every 3–6 years).

Skills

Communication

Writing

Editing

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Deadline-driven

Decision making

Middlebury systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

File sharing

Job description

The Middlebury Initiative for Data and Digital Methods (midd.data) is a major new initiative working to provide equitable and inclusive access to powerful tools for empirical research, data analysis, and critical digital scholarship. The midd.data coordinator will help advance this mission by providing a high level of support to the director and steering committee, while cultivating compliance with college-wide administrative procedures.

This is considered a part-time, hourly, non-benefits eligible position. The position has a hiring range of $25.20 to $31.50 per hour.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Core Responsibilities:

• Participate in the implementation of midd.data’s goals and objectives.
• Support and advise the midd.data director with operational, budgetary, organizational, projectmanagement, and technical expertise including College processes, policies & guidelines.
• Schedule meetings, including regular executive committee and steering committee meetings.
• Administrate processes central to midd.data’s academic mission including but not limited to course offerings including the Introduction to Data summer bridge course and Data Science Across Disciplines Winter term course.
• Collaborate in the planning and implementation of guest speakers and events.
• Collaborate in communications and outreach, including helping to update and managemidd.data’s web page, social media accounts, and newsletter.
• Ensure program stability and institutional knowledge through documentation and personal experience, especially during director transitions (every 3-6 years).

Position Prerequisites:

• Works well independently, prioritizes essential tasks, makes decisions, and meets deadlines.
• Has excellent communication, writing and editing skills with attention paid to fine detail as well as the ability to anticipate, recognize and correct errors.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with a wide variety of people including students, faculty, and staff.
• Has excellent technological skills and computer literacy and is willing to learn multiple computer programs simultaneously. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and file sharing required.
• Prior experience with Middlebury systems and processes.

Other:

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Ski Touring Center