Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation would like to hire a Project Manager to develop and implement research relevant to plastics and climate change policy, as well as providing cross-cutting support across teams. This will including ongoing plastics policy and equity analysis related to SB54, fire recovery, and potentially energy and transportation projects. Additional assistance with other Center projects and needs may be assigned. Responsibilities include preparing literature reviews, conducting quantitative analyses using modeling tools/software, developing funding proposals, conducting and functionally leading research projects, organizing research findings, supervising graduate student researchers, and writing technical reports and other deliverables involving a high level of expertise and knowledge. **Salary & Compensation** - UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits. **Qualifications** - Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively, graciously, and professionally with senior administration, faculty, staff and clients. Demonstrated ability to keep confidential various projects and information. (Required) - Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate meetings in a professional manner. (Required) - Demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects, meeting deadline requirements in the face of frequent interruptions, and tracking projects in various stages of completion. (Required) - Excellent writing skills to prepare communication materials ranging from technical research reports to marketing materials that are analytical, grammatically c