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| Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201801175444 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | - |
Position Information
Under the leadership of the associate vice chancellor for university development and directly reporting to the senior director of development for campus-wide initiatives, UC Riverside seeks a motivated, energetic, innovative, collaborative, and knowledgeable individual to assume the position of associate director of development for research centers & institutes (ADoD-RCI). The individual in this position will develop and execute long- and short-term strategies to grow the philanthropic pipeline and secure leadership major gifts in support of campus-wide research centers. UCR's research centers and institutes offer students and faculty opportunities to collaborate on pioneering research across disciplines and colleges. This position will help raise philanthropic support for nationally recognized interdisciplinary research centers such as the Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (CAN), the College of Engineering's Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), and the Center for Geospatial Sciences (CGS), the Stem Cell Center, and the Brain Games Center.
The ADoD-RCI will identify and manage a group of approximately 150 prospects for major gifts. This will include local and some regional travel for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The ADoD-RCI will arrange appropriate opportunities for key research faculty and academic leaders to meet with potential donors, and will work collaboratively with other University Advancement colleagues to achieve fundraising goals. The ADoD-RCI will work closely with the vice chancellor for research and economic development and the administrative cabinet to plan and execute research center fundraising strategy as part of UC Riverside's $300 million comprehensive campaign, which runs through 2020. This is a two-year, renewable contract position which includes the same benefits afforded career employees. Cover letter and complete application required.
The ADoD-RCI will identify and manage a group of approximately 150 prospects for major gifts. This will include local and some regional travel for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The ADoD-RCI will arrange appropriate opportunities for key research faculty and academic leaders to meet with potential donors, and will work collaboratively with other University Advancement colleagues to achieve fundraising goals. The ADoD-RCI will work closely with the vice chancellor for research and economic development and the administrative cabinet to plan and execute research center fundraising strategy as part of UC Riverside's $300 million comprehensive campaign, which runs through 2020. This is a two-year, renewable contract position which includes the same benefits afforded career employees. Cover letter and complete application required.
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In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities'air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- Washington Monthly (August 2016) ranked UC Riverside 12th in the nation in its annual University and College Survey. \
- Education Trust placed UC Riverside 9th in the nation for closing the graduation gap between black and white students by 1.7 percentage points.
- In QS World University Rankings 2016/2017, UC Riverside's Department of Philosophy is #1 in the world for the frequency with which published papers are cited by other philosophers.
- U.S. News and World Report Survey (September 2016) ranked UC Riverside 118th overall; earns "Great Schools, Great Prices."
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2016) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 to 200 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
- U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools (2016) including:
- Graduate School of Education - 62nd among ranked schools
- Bourns College of Engineering - 71st among ranked schools
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview