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Tiny Earth Program Intern

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509014
Division/Organization: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Department: Wisconsin Institute For Discovery
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: WISCONSIN INST FOR DISCOVERY
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Information Technology and Computers, STEM, Data Analysis, Department and Office Assistants, Honoring Context and Culture, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview:

 Headquartered in the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tiny Earth is a dynamic, international network of college instructors and students focused on crowdsourcing antibiotic discovery from soil bacteria. We support equitable access to education, data-driven research, global health, and environmental protection through faculty education, student research, and community engagement. We are committed to expanding diversity in science and creating inclusive learning experiences to support it. More than 800+ college instructors who teach Tiny Earth to 16,000+ students in 33 countries comprise the Tiny Earth network.

Anticipated Start Date:

 5/19/25

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 30

Schedule:

 General business hours are 8:30am-5:00pm CT Mon-Fri. Student schedules vary based on number of hours. We will accommodate class schedules.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Experience with and demonstrated skill in:
● Doing administrative tasks (e.g., email, scheduling, writing)
● Working independently
● Working as part of a team
● Being flexible
● Learning new skills and tools

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Required:
● Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
● Comfort in exercising independent judgment and seeking clarification from senior staff when appropriate.
● Attention to detail.
● Ability to self-edit and proofread.
● Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and anticipate needs.
● Good time management skills with an ability to track multiple projects and due dates.

Preferred:
● Cultural awareness, humility, and responsiveness.
● Interest in working with a large population of faculty and students.
● Some experience hosting video meetings (eg on Zoom).
● We use the following digital tools regularly: Web conferencing (Zoom), Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Presentations, Drive, Forms, Teams), Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), internal communication platforms (Facebook, Slack), and survey tools (Qualtrics). Experience with all of these tools is not required, but we do ask that the candidate is eager and able to learn them.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Tiny Earth Program Intern will support the research study and the Tiny Earth network with roles such as:
● Administrative support for the research project and Tiny Earth network
● Organization of files, communications, and data related to the project
● Scheduling and correspondence
● International, national, and local efforts
● Events, trainings, and webinars
● General administrative tasks

Physical Demands:

Ability to work with a computer.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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