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The Humanities Council is the academic home for more than 30 visiting faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and lecturers. Offering innovation grants, visiting fellowships, public lectures, and research professorships, the Council also oversees several interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs, including the PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities and the Program in Journalism. A connecting force across 46 humanities-related departments, centers, programs, and committees, the Council hosts many events each year and enrolls more than 100 students in its minor degree programs, many of which include international and experiential teaching. In Fall 2027, in partnership with the Princeton Humanities Initiative, the Council will be integrated into a new humanities...
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The Princeton Neuroscience Institute (PNI) is a premiere research institute within Princeton University's campus, dedicated to solving problems at the forefront of discovery into how the brain develops and functions, enabling cognition and behavior. Research at PNI combines expertise from neuroscience, psychology, biology, engineering, and computational science and, as a result, many faculty have joint appointments in PNI and other departments. Faculty members, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and administrative staff work together in a collaborative and creative environment, reflecting Princeton's reputation for excellence. PNI is seeking a Grants Manager, at the rank of ADM040, to assist with the administration of sponsored research grants for our faculty,...
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The department of Geosciences seeks a purchasing and administrative assistant to provide full administrative support to eight to ten faculty members and their research groups. This individual will be responsible for duties such (1) managing the purchasing process for lab supplies and equipment; (2) planning and organizing domestic and international travel and processing expense reports; (3) shipment of inbound and outbound equipment and scientific samples; and (4) general administrative support. A cover letter is required. The position reports to the Business Manager and collaborates with other administrative staff in the department.
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Reporting to the dean, the college office coordinator is an integral member of the college staff, working closely with the head of college, dean and other staff members to support an increasingly complex college program. The coordinator provides administrative support for the dean, assistant dean for student life, assistant dean for studies, and head of the residential college. The office coordinator has overall responsibility for maintaining confidential student files; actively manages permanent files and records using an online database; and is responsible for indexing, classifying, and archiving documents. Responsible for sensitive triage of student and parent calls and visits to the college office, exercising judgment about when urgency of situation requires escalation. Coordinates...
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The Real Estate Office is seeking a detail‑oriented summer Intern to support the organization, quality review, and digitization of real estate records as part of an ongoing initiative to upload searchable documents into an electronic document management system (i.e. Meridian). This role supports active facilities and real estate projects and offers hands‑on experience with data management, records validation, and applied research. The position also provides exposure to real estate within a higher-ed environment and is well suited for students interested in real estate, facilities, planning, geography, public policy, data management, or information systems. You will connect documents to real buildings and assets, participate in property research and walkthroughs, and gain insight into...
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The Cost Database Support Associate provides dedicated support for the creation, maintenance, and ongoing updating of historical cost databases across a variety of project types. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of cost data used for project benchmarking, estimating, and portfolio-level reporting. Working closely with project teams, consultants, and internal stakeholders, the Associate supports routine and ad hoc data updates and helps maintain standardized, high-quality cost information. This position is temporary.
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The Contractor Escort supports the Office of Capital Projects by providing required escort services for outside contractors working within Princeton University facilities. This role helps safeguard campus safety, security, and property integrity while enabling construction, maintenance, and renovation activities during the summer period.Reporting to the Administrative Coordinator, Project Manager, and/or Construction Manager, the Contractor Escort serves as a visible and dependable representative of Facilities, demonstrating professionalism, discretion, and a strong commitment to customer service. This position is temporary.
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The Department of Physics seeks a Grants Manager to assist with pre-award (proposal submission) and post-award management of sponsored research projects for 12 Physics PIs (as well as their groups which include researchers, technicians, post docs, graduate students and undergraduate students. This also includes monitoring the PI's startup and rebate programs. In addition, the Grants Manager processes and approves journals, approves NPOs (non-PO payments), approves Concur reports, works with the graduate administrator to assign chartstrings for graduate students, and other duties as assigned.
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The Princeton University Office of Undergraduate Admission invites applications for the position of Admission Officer. Princeton, a private institution located in central New Jersey, typically receives over 40,000 applications for it first year class. The office of admission uses a holistic process to review applications to select the incoming class of approximately 1425 students. The admission officer is responsible for articulating the mission of Princeton University and conveying its policies and procedures to applicants, parents, school counselors, alumni and University personnel. The admission officer also fully participates in the selection and yield processes of the office.
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The Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute at Princeton University is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join the Avalos Lab in an exciting new multi-institutional project to develop a Sargassum seaweed BioRefinery (SaBRe) to produce biofuels, chemicals, food, materials, and other products for renewable energy and sustainable biomanufacturing (for more information visit www.SaBReproject.org). The team is comprised of thirteen research groups across nine institutions, with expertise in marine biology, microbiology, bioengineering, systems/synthetic biology, enzyme engineering, chemical engineering, fermentation, anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal liquefaction, and technoeconomic analysis.
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As part of University Advancement Data Strategy and Innovation team, the role of the Associate Director, Data Science is to turn data into tactical information and knowledge by applying statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques. Data Strategy and Innovation plays a critical strategic role within Advancement, providing the analytical framework, data architecture, application development, and tools for data-driven decision making at all levels of the organization. The person in this role should be a creative thinker and propose innovative ways to look at problems that can be used to make sound organizational decisions. The Associate Director, Data Science will need to be able to present their findings and communicate data in ways that can be easily understood by...
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Reporting to the Associate Director of Athletics for Strategic Engagement, the Assistant Director of Athleticsfor Marketing and Engagement will oversee the marketing and promotional efforts for the Department of Athletics while working closely with the department's Athletics External Team to serve the greater Athletics Department. The Assistant Director of Athletics will supervise one full-time staff member, student workers and several hourly staff members that includes the Cheer coach.
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Princeton University Library is seeking a Library Collections Specialist V to handle a variety of responsibilities related to public services, collection assistance, technical support, site monitoring, and informational support. The position will be the primary point-of-contact during evenings and weekends in the Lewis Science Library and Engineering Library, thereby strengthening operations when no other staff members are around. The position is expected to be both an independent contributor with a high level of accountability, because of the evening and weekend hours, as well as a strong team player. The position will also need to be comfortable working in “dotted-line relationships,” reporting to indirect supervisors for specific work areas in addition to the formal supervisor....
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Working under the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS) and the residential college, the residential life coordinator reports to the assistant dean for student life (ADSL). The residential life coordinator assists the ADSL in supporting and enhancing the undergraduate residential and co-curricular experience of students from all four years residing in or affiliated with that college. The primary focus of this position is to support and promote the health, safety and well-being of students in the college. By residing in the residential college and being readily available to respond to crises and urgent situations, the residential life coordinator helps to create and maintain a safe and supportive residential environment for all students. In addition, they will work to...
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Princeton University Library is seeking a Library Collections Specialist at the Mendel MusicLibrary. This library assistant position supports collections services, public services, course reserves, and general operations. The Mendel Music Library is a branch library with collections that include books, music scores, sound and video recordings, journals, and rare materials. As a fully engaged member of the Mendel staff, the Library Collections Specialist will help to serve Princeton’s vibrant music and performing arts community, which includes the Department of Music and the programs in dance, music theater, and theater at the Lewis Center for the Arts. We invite qualified candidates to join the Princeton University Library team, which advances world-class research, provides...
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The Database Management Services team is a group of highly-technical, highly-competent technologists who support the database software infrastructure necessary to provide academic and administrative computing at Princeton University. The Senior Database Administrator supports the mission of the University by providing a secure, reliable, high-quality, high-performance environment for enterprise class databases. These databases are used by both administrative and academic applications which support the University community. The position also works closely with colleagues in other OIT groups as well as technical staff in University departments to provide expert advice and support of development projects. This position works both on teams and independently, requiring only limited...
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The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Princeton University is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant who will provide a wide variety of administrative support to numerous faculty members who are joint with other departments, visiting lecturers and center directors. The successful Administrative Assistant must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in a fast-paced environment, exercise independent judgment and strong organizational skills, while being flexible as demands and priorities change. This position collaborates closely with other department staff, as well as colleagues across campus and vendors/collaborators outside the University.
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Reporting to the Director of Data & Analytics, the Associate Director, Business Intelligence is responsible for directing and producing time-sensitive reporting and analytical needs, addressing business questions through dynamic and thoughtful business intelligence and contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of the daily operations University Advancement. The department of Data & Analytics plays a critical strategic role within Advancement, providing the analytical framework, data architecture, application development and tools for data-driven decision making at all levels of the organization. In addition to supervising Business Intelligence Analysts, this position will report to the Director of Data & Analytics and serves as a liaison to other senior members of Advancement;...
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The School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Princeton University seeks to hire a Program Manager to support its Center in Washington D.C. and its Director. The ideal candidate would be able to take on a broad range of tasks, including event ideation, planning, and production, financial management, policy research, communications and marketing, external engagement, and calendar management. The Program Manager will work with program managers and staff to facilitate programs and events originating with one SPIA’s twenty centers and programs, and support the development, and implementation of domestic and international policy initiatives originating in the Princeton SPIA DC Center. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of reappointment, and based in...
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The Business Intelligence Analyst is a member of the Data & Analytics team within the department of Data Strategy & Innovation. Data Strategy & Innovation is dedicated to housing, managing, analyzing and disseminating information and data to inform Advancement Office strategy; foster strong relationships with donors, volunteers and campus partners; and promote effective integration. Reporting to the Associate Director, Business Intelligence, the Business Intelligence Analyst is responsible for complex and high-quality data analysis and presentation of data related to the advancement of Princeton University’s Advancement office. Candidates must be able to initiate and manage projects related to the analysis of internal data, providing value-added critical-thinking using independent...
