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Position Description
Title: Director of Life Sciences Research
Department: Office of Research Services & Project Management
Division: Division of Research & Economic Development
Reports to: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Services & Project
Management
Responsibilities:
GENERAL DUTIES:
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the biomedical and biobehavioral
research
capacities at A&T and connect researchers to funding opportunities and
research
resources.
Facilitate team formation for major multidisciplinary proposals.
Develop and guide proposal development services for major funding
applications.
Provide campus-wide leadership and administrative support in the development
and
administration of grants.
Participate in short- and long-term planning of research programs that meet
academic
and institutional priorities.
Identify and analyze potential funding sources.
Oversee grant development activities, policies, and procedures.
Direct professional development, information sharing, and collaborative
communications
related to life sciences research development campus-wide.
Manage the research development student intern(s).
Develop and implement programs that increase life science research capacity
and
promote sponsored research (with particular focus on junior faculty) such as
professional development workshops, web-based resources, and custom
workshops in
cooperation with schools/colleges/ departments.
Identify opportunities for significant life science research initiatives and
major funding as
appropriate to various research efforts (e.g. research centers of excellence
, training
grants, program projects, RCMI, CTSA). Consult with faculty on developing
strategic
research initiatives and responding to emerging opportunities.
Support faculty teams during the development of significant dollar,
interdisciplinary, and
multi-institutional proposals, including participation in meetings of
proposal writing and development teams, developing proposal writing
timelines, providing support
documents/data and helping ensure compliance with A&T and sponsor
requirements.
Promote research collaborations within A&T. Identify opportunities and
manage and
coordinate multidisciplinary research initiatives leading to applications
for external
funds. Identify common and complementary research interests among faculty
and
assemble teams to address collaborative funding opportunities.
Contribute to DORED’s research support infrastructure by incorporating best
practices
in research development. Work with staff to create, compile, and organize
institutional
knowledge in research development. Define core processes and services in
order to
establish a set of Research Development “tools” and reusable resources.
Support programs of the Office of Research Services as required including
maintaining
knowledge of and disseminating funding opportunities, developing research
resources,
helping faculty translate research concepts into competitive narratives,
editing proposals
and assisting the proposal development process (with particular focus on
life science
research), and providing targeted training.
Coordinate activities related to the developing partnership with UNC –
Chapel Hill and
RTI, International established through the NC TraCS Institute, i.e.,
mentoring activities,
professional development and training, sharing of resources and facilities,
research
collaborations, etc.
Promote scholarly research within NC A&T State University and with other
postsecondary institutions.
Work with the Biomedical Research Interest Group to develop a strategic plan
to
support the growth of scholarly research.
Establish relationships with faculty within NC A&T and other institutions to
promote
development of life sciences research.
Serve as a resource for NC A&T faculty seeking to develop strategic research
initiatives
and responds to emerging opportunities.
Promote research by maintaining knowledge of funding opportunities and
providing
support to junior faculty on preparation of life sciences research grants.
Organize seminars and workshops on research funding and grantsmanship.
Organize campus-wide research seminars and symposiums to promote research
collaborations within NC A&T.
Develop formative and summative evaluation measures to assess efficacy and
efficiency of research development processes and procedures. Establish
research development service outcomes and metrics for the purpose of
continuous quality
improvement and reporting.
Serve on professional/scientific association(s) statewide and nationally.
Serve as a mentor for the junior faculty who need assistance to develop
their own
independent research program.
Serve on University-wide committees.
Manage and coordinate special projects assigned by the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for
Research Services & Project Development and the Vice Chancellor for Research
&
Economic Development.
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Reporting to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Services & Project
Management, the Director of Life Sciences Research (DLSR), will provide
support in
planning and securing resources and evaluating the implementation of such
activities. In
addition, he/she will work with the Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic
Development in the implementation of strategies designed to provide enhanced
faculty
support, focused on increasing proposal submissions and proposal
competitiveness.
The DLRS will also actively participate in various institutional and UNC-
system-wide
research development planning activities.
The Director of Life Sciences Research (DLSR) is the lead research
development
position for the Division of Research & Economic Development (DORED). The
DLSR
coordinates and provides support for multidisciplinary research project,
training and
outreach proposals. Specific responsibilities include research program
strategy
development; coordination of team approaches to large projects involving
faculty and
administrative staff from various academic schools and central
administrative units; and,
proposal preparation and submission.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's degree in health administration, public health, medical
anthropology or related
field from an accredited college or university
Three years of professional experience coordinating team based projects in a
sponsored funded environment
Three years of professional experience in a research intensive environment
Three years professional experience in grant writing, proposal development
and
proposal planning
Three years of demonstrated experience working with federal or large non-
federal
agencies and their attendant rules and guidelines as they pertain to
sponsored projects
Demonstrated history of successfully writing proposals as coordinating
professional or
PI/co-PI to sponsors for external funding of research, clinical or outreach
projects
Five years experience in an academic or nonprofit setting
Experience and knowledge of NSF, NEH, NIH and other federal funding programs
Experience in writing and preparing grant applications
Demonstrated success in building and maintaining working partnerships with a
wide
range of faculty from varying disciplines
Demonstrated ability to think strategically
Strong computer skills preferred, including MS Office Suite, Adobe, and
Blackboard
Strong oral and written communication skills
Salary:
$60,000 - $70,000 |
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