Research Coordinator

The Bywater Institute's mission is to catalyze thriving climate and water futures through transdisciplinary & collaborative scholarship. The Research Coordinator will support research on coastal climate adaptation, community and economic resilience, and urban and rural water management at the Tulane ByWater Institute. The incumbent will work in a multidisciplinary environment supporting research staff and faculty in managing, coordinating, and executing research and other funded programming. • Experience working in scientific teams on research programming.
• Experience working for or collaborating with community organizations or other non-governmental organizations.

• Excellent time management, interpersonal, organizational, written, and communication skills.

• Ability to initiate and cultivate effective partnerships between the university and community organizations.

• Ability to travel locally and regionally.

• Ability to take leadership role in organizing diverse participants to effectively achieve programmatic goals.

• Bachelor's Degree in environmental science and/or environmental social science. 
• Two years of experience contributing to externally funded research programs.


• Experience in multidisciplinary research teams.

• Experience with project management and meeting facilitation.

• Experience working with climate justice and/or Indigenous communities.

• Experience in environmental science field work, data collection, and data management/analysis.