Assistant Director of Outreach and Preservation Initiatives; Center for Big Bend Studies
Full Time
Alpine, TX
Posted
Job description
Required
Advanced degree in Anthropology; and five to seven years experience in archaeological conservation.
Established record of cultural resource conservation program oversight with supervision and mentoring, a record of effective leadership, management, and organizational skills, a minimum of five to seven years of cultural resource experience.
Established record of cultural resource conservation program oversight with supervision and mentoring, a record of effective leadership, management, and organizational skills, a minimum of five to seven years of cultural resource experience.
Preferred
At least ten years of proven experience in archaeology and anthropology conservation. Familiarity with the Trans-Pecos, its population, and the region’s cultural resources.
Excellent administrative skills including: experience with budgeting, supervision, strong communication skills, computer literacy, and humanistic skills – ability to work with individuals (community members, conservation partners, and landowners) in diverse areas, and a record of administrative accomplishment and established a reputation as a natural resource leader.
Excellent administrative skills including: experience with budgeting, supervision, strong communication skills, computer literacy, and humanistic skills – ability to work with individuals (community members, conservation partners, and landowners) in diverse areas, and a record of administrative accomplishment and established a reputation as a natural resource leader.
Primary Responsibilities
Summary
Function: Organize, develop, and schedule historic/cultural preservation programming at the Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS).
Duties
Essential: General oversight of CBBS preservation and site conservation practices including engagement of stakeholders (including but not limited to the energy sector, landowners, mineral owners, civic groups, communities, state/Federal agencies, and other conservation partners). Develop and implement engagement activities including workshops, fieldwork, and stakeholder meetings. Works collaboratively with CBBS director, scientists, and staff to expand current outreach and fieldwork activities (i.e., landowner consults, site tours, and other fieldwork etc.). Assists with fundraising and grant writing as needed for programming.
The Associate Director promotes, facilitates and supports the research, education, and outreach activities of CBBS. The Associate Director leads the establishment and implementation of engagement and outreach activities, policies and practices in collaboration with CBBS research scientists, faculty, and staff. The Associate Director conducts other duties as assigned by the director of CBBS.
Non-Essential: Attend various meetings as a representative of CBBS and Sul Ross State University as they pertain to landowner, community, conservation partner, and industry engagement, such as, but not limited to stakeholder meetings, preservation planning meetings, civic and community meetings, and others as needed.
Supervision
Received: Reports to the Director of Center for Big Bend Studies.
Given: Oversees operational and programmatic staff.
Working Conditions
Usual: Eight-hour workday, forty hours per week with some early or late hours, depending on workload. Attendance at various professional, university, community, and public activities.
Function: Organize, develop, and schedule historic/cultural preservation programming at the Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS).
Duties
Essential: General oversight of CBBS preservation and site conservation practices including engagement of stakeholders (including but not limited to the energy sector, landowners, mineral owners, civic groups, communities, state/Federal agencies, and other conservation partners). Develop and implement engagement activities including workshops, fieldwork, and stakeholder meetings. Works collaboratively with CBBS director, scientists, and staff to expand current outreach and fieldwork activities (i.e., landowner consults, site tours, and other fieldwork etc.). Assists with fundraising and grant writing as needed for programming.
The Associate Director promotes, facilitates and supports the research, education, and outreach activities of CBBS. The Associate Director leads the establishment and implementation of engagement and outreach activities, policies and practices in collaboration with CBBS research scientists, faculty, and staff. The Associate Director conducts other duties as assigned by the director of CBBS.
Non-Essential: Attend various meetings as a representative of CBBS and Sul Ross State University as they pertain to landowner, community, conservation partner, and industry engagement, such as, but not limited to stakeholder meetings, preservation planning meetings, civic and community meetings, and others as needed.
Supervision
Received: Reports to the Director of Center for Big Bend Studies.
Given: Oversees operational and programmatic staff.
Working Conditions
Usual: Eight-hour workday, forty hours per week with some early or late hours, depending on workload. Attendance at various professional, university, community, and public activities.
Other Information
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Individuals from historically underrepresented groups and all those who share our commitment to inclusivity and passion for the strength of our diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at
https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/
The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing
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About SRSU
Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students of campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine.
The SRSU campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde comprise Rio Grande College. RGC offers upper-level courses leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as master’s degree programs and works closely with its partner institution, Southwest Texas Junior College, to provide a seamless transition to RGC for their students. All RGC students hold an Associate degree from an accredited institution or they have completed 42 semester credit hours of transferrable work.
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