Program Assistant ( TEMP)

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The Woolfolk Digital Preservation Lab (WDPL) seeks a highly organized and motivated recent MBA graduate for a six-month Program Assistant position. Working under the direction of the WDPL Director this position will provide essential administrative operational project-management archival and grant-development support to advance the Labs teaching research service and community-engagement activities.

This position will help coordinate daily laboratory operations supervise undergraduate student employees support archival processing and digitization coordinate community-partner workflows and contribute to external funding efforts. This position provides a recent MBA graduate with hands-on experience in project management nonprofit administration grant development and cultural heritage preservation.

This is a part-time six-month temporary position. The appointment will conclude automatically at the end of the six-month term and does not constitute an expectation of continued employment beyond the period.

The salary is determined in accordance with the Universitys compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates education and experience within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Lab Administration and Operations: Support daily WDPL operations scheduling documentation workflow coordination and administrative activities.
• Student Supervision and Coordination: Supervise and coordinate undergraduate student employees assign work monitor progress and support a productive and professional work environment.
• Archival Processing and Digitization: Process arrange describe and digitize archival collections; develop inventories metadata finding aids and other archival documentation.
• Grant Research and Development: Identify relevant external funding opportunities conduct grant research and prepare and submit at least two grant proposals during the fellowship.
• Professional Development: Complete structured professional-development activities related to project management nonprofit administration grant writing archives libraries museums and/or cultural heritage preservation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• No prior experience required.
  

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree
• Strong organizational communication leadership and project-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in one or more of the following: nonprofit administration grant research or grant writing archives or archival processing libraries or museums digital preservation cultural heritage organizations community-engaged projects project or program coordination.

Special Requirements:

• Applicants with equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelors degree may be considered. One year of the related experience is the equivalent of one college year. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have four years of related experience to meet the equivalency in lieu of a Bachelors degree plus the minimum required years of experience. Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have a total of four years of experience.

Job Posting Close Date:

• 10/26/2026

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed belowin the attachment box labeled as either Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter attachment box. Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

Application Submission Guidelines:

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed HigherEdJobs etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via thePVAMUCareer site.

The required documents listed in the above Required Attachments section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at or should you need assistance with the online application process.

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

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