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| Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202002032141 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | - |
Position Information
The Assistant Director for Research Development and Support, works with individual investigators, small teams, and large teams from multiple departments and institutions to identify and pursue research and training opportunities of all sizes. Provides guidance on competitive approach, applicable policy, and effective grantsmanship. Possesses a sophisticated understanding of Federal and University grant policies and requirements such that he or she can assure that all proposals are complete and responsive. Outlines, writes, edits, and critiques proposal drafts. Plays a central role for all Pre-award Research Administration and Research Development activities in the Bourns College of Engineering. Advises the BCOE Dean and Faculty on contract and grant funding strategy. Performs or coordinates pre-award research administration, entailing all services necessary for the preparation, approval, and submission of compliant and competitive proposals to funding agencies, companies, and foundations. Performs research development, entailing helping principal investigators formulate strategies for being successful in a competitive environment for contracts and grants. Serves as a strategic adviser by maintaining an understanding of funding agency priorities and trends, and how these can support the College's strategic plans. Develops lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful pursuits at UCR and elsewhere. This will entail systematically obtaining and analyzing reviews of submitted proposals. Advises the Dean and other campus leaders on approaches for success in winning large opportunities and integrating funding trends with the College's strategic plan. Serves as a primary participant in faculty development activities relating to proposal-writing activities for faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. Serves as back-up in the absence of or in support of the Director.
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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.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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.
- UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
- In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.
- UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.
- In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview