Sustainability Research Analyst: Campus Partnerships

Laseagrant; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks a Sustainability Research Analyst for Facilities & Services. The role partners with academic units to perform scientific analysis for grant applications, teach as needed, and engage with researchers, faculty, staff, and community members to advance sustainable campus solutions.

Key duties include coordinating research projects, mentoring students, and presenting findings at conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, Bioenergy, Engineering, or other related field.
• A total of one year (12 months) in education, training and/or work experience in a research setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and scientifically obtained data and best practices to researchers across the University of Illinois and peer R1 institutions nationally.
• Serve as a co-instructor for the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) 190 Project Based Learning course, guiding 200+ students yearly.
• Mentor student teams by explaining project management protocols and guiding capstone projects and research teams.
• Research data analysis on campus sustainability infrastructure and identify goals for campus sustainability plans per SBTI protocols.
• Identify F&S stakeholders, facilitate meetings with department heads, and report on progress and outcomes.
• Oversee the Bike at Illinois program, bike infrastructure projects, and seek additional funding for improvements.
• Guest lecture on Academic Collaborations with F&S topics, sharing research results at conferences.
• Promote interdisciplinary research initiatives and participate in campus committees like iCAP.

Skills

Research analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Teaching support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, Bioenergy, Engineering, or related field

Job description

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks a Sustainability Research Analyst for Facilities & Services. The role partners with academic units to perform scientific analysis for grant applications, teach as needed, and engage with researchers, faculty, staff, and community members to advance sustainable campus solutions.

Key duties include coordinating research projects, mentoring students, and presenting findings at conferences.