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Job Description

The Five College Women’s Studies Research Center (FCWSRC), seeks a Program Coordinator to support its work of promoting intersectional feminist scholarship and cultivating a community in which feminist work can flourish. Each year, the FCWSRC hosts a cohort of local, national, and international research associates. The FCWSRC supports the work of Research Associates and interdisciplinary feminist scholars and writers across the Five Colleges and surrounding areas through opportunities to participate in a writing community, work-in-progress seminars, workshops, conferences, and informal gatherings.

This is a full-time, non-exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated. It is an in-person onsite role; the primary work location is on the Hampshire College campus in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Duties

As the Program Coordinator, you will handle the daily operations of the Center at its location on the Hampshire College campus.

You could be a great fit for this position if you:

• Like being the go-to person for a group of people
• Are skilled at collaborating with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Enjoy building feminist community and facilitating connections between people with related interests
• Are an excellent communicator—in person, on the phone, and over email—whether you’re communicating with custodial staff, librarians, deans, or students
• Understand how events are successfully run and are willing to take all the necessary steps to plan and put them on
• Find satisfaction in efficiently tracking details from research associate applications to FCWSRC expenses

Importance of Diversity to our Mission

Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to the missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment, Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people within the organization itself, at the colleges, and in our partner organizations.

Application Information

Before applying, review the full Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Program Coordinator position description. For priority consideration, apply by June 2, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

NOTE: When applying, you will not be prompted to submit a cover letter. Before clicking the Submit button, be sure to upload two documents: a current resume AND a cover letter. Direct any inquiries about this position to fci-hr@fivecolleges.edu.

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About Five Colleges, Inc.

Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its members -- Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- through academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.

Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.