Job Title:      Website Administrator (half time, 1 year renewable)
Location:       Northeastern IPM Center

General Description

Oversee the functionality of the Northeastern IPM Center's website, which educates people about integrated pest management (IPM). Support the Center and the region by enhancing site usability and navigation, improving design, and editing and updating content. Implement a content management system and assist staff in using it. Manage conversion of databases to new formats and migration of the website to a new server.

The website administrator links the Center to campus-based and off-campus I.T., bridging it technologically and philosophically to other IPM Centers and related programs. Some of the website administrator's duties will be to

• help create a vision for the website, working with staff to plan and implement strategies that will fulfill our communications goals;
• coordinate staff in a systematic approach to following through on plans for website improvements and maintenance; enhance site content by coordinating contributions from staff (request new material, guide placement of and upload new content);
• focus on the improvement of and maintenance of the site; encourage staff to rethink the structure and navigation of the existing site, with an eye toward serving our audiences;
• redesign web pages and design new ones as necessary, with attention to visual appeal, accessibility, and functionality;
• appropriately use templates, cascading style sheets, header tags, page titles, and related elements; organize server folders; address website security and access
• write queries for database-driven portions of the website;
• improve metadata and code documentation on the website;
• assist with the Center's online grant proposal/project management system (install updates; customize searches; troubleshoot);
• apply search engine optimization principles to help raise the profile of the website and enable audiences to find pertinent content more easily;
• track, analyze, and report on website statistics, using them to guide priorities and evaluate progress toward goals;
• outsource complex programming work; monitor the progress, service agreements, and invoices;
• serve as backup to CALS I.T. to keep computing hardware and software up-to-date;
• work with campus I.T. experts to keep the local network operating (printing and, if necessary, file-sharing)
• participate in the Regional IPM Centers' I.T. group; network appropriately; share information.
• function as a team member; participate in Center staff meetings and Advisory Council meetings as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent background with 1-2 years relevant experience in information technology, especially developing web-based applications and creating web pages.
• Knowledge of Cold Fusion, Javascript, HTML, and user interfaces;
• Familiarity with database construction and queries;
• Project management skills; an ability to learn a site, coordinate staff contributions, monitor progress.
• Demonstrated ability to use software, learn technical material quickly, and share this information.
• Skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication, with an ability to translate science into easily understood phrases.
• Eagerness to interact on a team with a common goal.
• Graphic design and interface design experience or coursework.

All applications MUST be submitted on-line.  Visit http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/index.html and click "Staff (non-academic) and Librarian Positions". The job number is 11327.

No relocation assistance is provided for this position. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative Ivy League university and New York's land-grant institution. Its staff, faculty, and students impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further the university's mission of teaching, research, and outreach.

Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.