The Office of Diversity amp Inclusion ODI provides leadership and expertise for helping the university achieve its diversity equity and inclusion goals Guided by social justice principles we cultivate a vibrant learning and working community for all members The following units are within ODI ADA Compliance Bias Incident Support Services Diversity Training amp Education LGBTQ Equity Center Nyumburu Cultural Center Office of Civil Rights amp Sexual Misconduct Office of Multi ethnic Student Education OMSE and TerrapinSTRONG Affiliated with the universitys 1856 Project the Research Incubator which is led by the University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections and University Archives aims to serve as a model for similar projects interested in establishing collaborations between academic institutions and community partners engaging in the investigation of the slave economy as it relates to surrounding communities and the impact and role of an academic institution whose constituents participated in human subjugation and benefited through socialpolitical power and other socioeconomic metrics The overarching goals for the Research Incubator are to generate best practices documentation and to create a cohort of campus undergraduate and graduate students and community researchers who will use primary and secondary source material to develop and curate data to produce micro histories of enslaved individuals tied to the University of Maryland The Research Incubator will launch community training sessions for new researchers on how to accessutilize databases engage in genealogical research work with archives and archival material and launch opportunities to share findings and connect with potential descendant communities In addition educational modules will be deployed for course development at UMD and other academic institutions along with varying communitypublic centers supporting educational programs designed by community practitioners The project manager will be responsible for the overall management of the project including but not limited to strategic approach for the Research Incubator hiring and supervising students and community researchers supervising the work of the academic and training contractors leading andor serving on various committees overseeing project implementation financial and administrative oversight reporting and the assessment of the project The project manager will ensure that each phase of the grant proposal is started and completed on time and will define the timeframe of each activity The project manager will oversee the event logistics including but not limited to programming and organization of the community sessions The project manager will provide updates to key personnel and will cultivate and maintain working relationships including collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders at various levels Lastly this role will identify and make recommendations to the key personnel on additional funding opportunities to advance and sustain the Research Incubator This is a limited appointment not to exceed two 2 years and will report directly to the associate director Special Collections and University Archives Engagement Inclusion and Reparative Archives This appointment is partially funded by grant funding from Mellon Foundation