MITACS (which provided funding for this summer's offering of the course, and which funds a lot of other mathematically-oriented work in Canada) has an opening for a scientific coordinator. Details are in the job posting; specific responsibilities include:
Promote MITACS programs within the scientific community and provide a point of contact for feedback and questions
Ensure quality, fairness and timeliness of scientific peer-review processes
Program management tasks such as:
Establish program strategy and action plans for new MITACS programs
Develop and monitor program budgets
Coordinate with other MITACS staff on program implementation and ongoing monitoring of program effectiveness
Work closely with the Communications and Government Relations Department on program promotion and feedback
Provide regular status updates, reports and program evaluation
Other duties as assigned from time to time
If you'd like to help shape the development of mathematics and science in Canada, this might be the job for you...
Originally posted 2009-09-11 by Greg Wilson in MITACS.