Research Development Manager

University of Dayton, Ohio • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The Research Development Manager will implement a wide range of strategic, proactive and capacity building activities designed to enable and enhance academic research. Working with academic leaders and faculty and student researchers, this person will identify target areas of strength and emerging opportunities, and develop proposals that align with university, state and federal priorities. This position focuses on supporting faculty, staff and students by helping them secure funding and build collaborations, while ensuring that they are well informed of emerging opportunities. Key responsibilities include identifying funding opportunities, assisting with grant proposal preparation and submission, and fostering interdisciplinary teams. The Research Development manager supports early-stage identification, analysis, planning and development of strategic, multidisciplinary funding opportunities and enables and enhances the competitiveness of research programs and proposals for external support through strategic, proactive and capacity building activities, including funding opportunity identification, research team building and outreach activities, with the ultimate goals of securing large-scale extramural research awards. The successful candidate will be intellectually curious, self-motivated and able to exercise considerable independent judgement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s required
• 5 years relevant experience
• Prior experience in grant writing and editing, research administration or a related field
• Strong project management, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under deadline pressures
• Ability to effectively interact with and guide diverse teams comprised of faculty, staff and students from multiple technical and academic areas.
• Understanding of federal, state, foundation and industry funding landscape
• Familiarity with research proposal preparation, and electronic submission and tracking systems

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree
• Experience in higher education research administration or research development
• Demonstrated success in supporting faculty with grant proposal submissions
• Familiarity with limited submission processes and internal award program management

Responsibilities

• Identifying funding opportunities
• Assisting with grant proposal preparation and submission
• Fostering interdisciplinary teams
• Early-stage identification, analysis, planning and development of strategic, multidisciplinary funding opportunities
• Enables and enhances the competitiveness of research programs and proposals for external support through strategic, proactive and capacity building activities, including funding opportunity identification, research team building and outreach activities
• Securing large-scale extramural research awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager