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Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
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201807111961 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | - |
Position Information
Under the direction of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Governmental and Community Relations, and in close cooperation with the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, the Director of Federal Relations is responsible for developing and executing the University of California Riverside's (UCR) federal affairs strategy, including advocating for university priorities affecting public higher education and the university's research enterprise, developing and managing university relationships with federal elected officials, Congressional staff, Agency personnel, Congressional Committees and Caucuses, business and industry leadership, higher education associations and professional societies for the purpose of generating support for UC Riverside's federal priorities and initiatives; advising and informing university officials and faculty on federal activities, policies, regulations, and funding opportunities; identifying and developing opportunities for faculty to participate in federal policy discussions and development; fostering strong relations with both legislative and executive branch officials at the federal level; assisting with strategic planning; supporting broad economic development activities for the campus; and interacting with national, state and local organizations and coalitions that represent university interests and influence higher education and research policy at the national level; and helping to strengthen the UCR's presence and profile in statewide and nationally.
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Preferred Qualifications
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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