S-STEM Project Manager

Queens College seeks a student-centered and detail-oriented professional to serve as the S-STEM Project Manager. This hybrid role will support transfer student success initiatives broadly, while also managing the day-to-day operations of the NSF-funded S-STEM scholarship program, which provides up to $20,000 in cost-of-education support to junior and senior Computer Science majors, including a significant number of transfer students.

The position will coordinate academic and career programs, provide direct student support, organize events, and facilitate collaboration across departments to foster a sense of belonging, improve persistence, and support timely degree completion.

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the NSF S-STEM scholarship program, in coordination with the Principal Investigator.
• Manage S-STEM recruitment and application processes, including outreach, eligibility review, and scholar selection.
• Coordinate with faculty advisors and student services to ensure that S-STEM scholars receive comprehensive academic, financial, and career support.
• Track participation, academic progress, and scholarship eligibility for S-STEM recipients; maintain accurate records for reporting and assessment.
• Process and monitor scholarship fund disbursements in collaboration with the Financial Aid Office.
• Support NSF grant reporting and compliance, including data collection, documentation, and progress updates.
• Plan and facilitate STEM-specific cohort-building events and enrichment activities for S-STEM participants.
• Use CUNY Transfer Explorer (T-Rex) to guide transfer students in understanding course equivalencies and support academic planning.
• Plan and execute student events, including orientation sessions, academic workshops, peer mentoring, and transfer student networking events.
• Support communication strategies such as newsletters, emails, and social media campaigns to keep transfer students informed about deadlines, resources, and opportunities.
• Represent Queens College at recruitment events, including outreach to community college partners and prospective transfer students.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support student success initiatives and program goals.

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in higher education, STEM education, counseling, or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years of experience in computer science or higher education, student services, grant administration, or project coordination, preferred.
• Understanding of transfer student needs and issues, particularly within STEM fields.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with diverse student populations and a demonstrated commitment to educational equity.
• Familiarity with tools such as CUNYfirst, DegreeWorks, or Transfer Explorer (T-Rex) is a plus.

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.