Job description
We Are:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are 1,800 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
The Sr. Workforce Pathways and Partnerships Liaison in the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility is responsible for growing Fermilab’s engagement and impact in advancing STEM workforce access for City of Chicago constituents, cultural minority serving institutions, and for people with disabilities and military-affiliated communities.
The position prioritizes establishing, developing, and managing relationships with academic, civic, philanthropic, and business communities to promote Fermilab’s accessibility as a local, regional and national asset, resource and partner.
As a strategic partner and leader with vision for workforce and partnership initiatives, the liaison’s focus includes developing and growing talent pipelines by establishing relationships and alliances within and across organizations and institutions.
You will:
- Lead efforts to strengthen and develop partnerships between Fermilab and business communities, civic and philanthropic organizations, community institutions, and universities, community colleges and trade schools.
- Build strong networks by working on a variety of committees/teams and with an array of colleagues and partners in industry, education and other sectors.
- Develop and advance inventive and robust pathways and pipelines for career access and success for persons traditionally underrepresented in STEM.
- Facilitate outreach activities and events with MSIs and minority-serving professional societies and associations for recruitment to laboratory workforce opportunities, STEM training programs and broader partnerships and collaborations.
- Lead laboratory military veteran and JROTC internship and apprenticeship programs. Support lab-wide veteran recruitment efforts by participating in information sessions, recruitment visits and individual conversations with prospective applicants and partners.
- Champion workforce accessibility initiatives and workplace accessibility standards. Serve as an SME (subject matter authority) providing accessibility mentorship/strategies related, but not limited, to physical, hearing, vision, speech, and cognitive accommodation.
- Liaise with the University of Chicago Career Advancement Office to engage and track student placements at Fermilab.
- Give to the success of new and existing academic initiatives and programs including Graduate Fellowships in STEM and Engineering (GEM), Summer Internships in Science and Technology (SIST) and Co-Op.
- Give to funding proposals, concept papers, white papers, accomplishments reports, status reports, etc. to support workforce pipeline projects and initiatives
- Assist with annual Affirmative Action plans, EEO1, VETS100, Laboratory Strategic Plan for Diversity & Inclusion, and other requests from the OFCCP, DOL and DOE.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
We are looking for:
- Passion for community building
- Experience with and ability to develop strong relationships with a wide variety of constituents, including business, philanthropic, cultural, social and community service organizations, and academic institutions
- Strong project management skills and the ability to address multiple collaborators’ needs and expectations
- Attentiveness to and understanding of military culture and the common academic, social, financial, and logistical concerns of veterans and their families. Able to use technology and social media to increase efficiency and effectiveness in collaboration, communication, and engagement across multiple audiences
- Highly organized, capable of multitasking, effective and responsive communicator with diverse populations
- Exceptional interpersonal, written/verbal communication, organizational, follow-up, consultative and presentation skills
- Ability to work optimally on a team as well as independently.
Relocation is not available for this position.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
REAL-ID Requirement for access to Fermilab Campus
Fermilab and FRA requires all members of the public to produce a REAL-ID, or equivalent, to access the Fermilab Campus for interviews or career events. A list of acceptable forms of ID can be found here:
Fermilab and FRA requires all members of the public to produce a REAL-ID, or equivalent, to access the Fermilab Campus for interviews or career events. A list of acceptable forms of ID can be found here:
https://get-connected.fnal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/REALID-Documents.pdf
If a candidate is selected for an interview but does not possess any of the equivalent documents, we may schedule a virtual interview.
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