Project Coordinator, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center
The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center (BWRC) at New York City College of
Technology (CUNY) is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual who can
advance the Center’s mission of being a place-based research and pedagogical forum that
engages with the physical and cultural elements of the waterfront and its neighborhoods.
The Center’s main public activities for each academic year include four “Breakfast
Talks” and one major conference in the Spring semester. Topics of past Breakfast Talks
include the history of biking in Coney Island, the gentrification of Sunset Park, and the
history of the Gowanus Canal. The next annual conference in March 2017 will focus on
transportation to, from, and along the Brooklyn Waterfront.
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for helping to shape events, promote
them to CUNY and the public, and oversee the logistics of the events. Knowledge of
urban planning, geography, politics, and history is helpful as most topics that the Center
explores deal with one or more of these disciplines. An ability to understand and use
online tools such as WordPress, EventBrite, and MailChimp is essential as is the ability
to learn how to operate the Center’s custom-designed, interactive digital map. In practice,
the role of project coordinator bridges academia, urban planning, and event coordination.
The candidate will work closely with the Center’s director.
Time Commitment: 8-15h/week, usually Tuesday mornings and all day Thursday.
You will also be asked to work three Friday mornings during the semester.
Compensation: $20 per hour
Current Graduate Students Only
Start Date: Beginning of the Spring Semester 2017
To Apply: Send a resume and a one-page statement to Professor Richard E. Hanley
rhanley@citytech.cuny.edu. The application is due December 12, 2016.
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