Research Development Officer

Department

Office of Research

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Job Description

55% - Research and Grant Development

* Responsible for managing services related to research and grant development activities for KU units, teams of faculty and staff, and individual scholars in the humanities, creative fields, and humanities-oriented social sciences disciplines.

* Facilitates collaborations across disciplines and schools at the university.

* Organizes teams of research partners and assists with complex interdisciplinary proposals.

* Supervises the RGDO staff.

* Trains research and grant development staff in grants administration, federal requirements, and university guidelines.

* Assigns the Research Development Specialist (RDS) to individual and interdisciplinary research team proposals and other tasks, and prioritizes work to ensure deadlines are met.

* Leads development of outreach and research development educational initiatives.

* Serves as the primary liaison between KU's Office of Research Awards Management Services (AMS), particularly Pre-Awards Services, and the investigator/research team, providing direct support for proposal preparation to the investigators/research teams.

* Monitors relevant humanities granting agency priorities and develops/maintains contacts with program officers for advance knowledge of new or revised funding programs and initiatives; communicates this information to researchers and research development teams.

* Researches and communicates funding opportunities based on specific investigator's/team's criteria.

* Assists individual humanities researchers/teams in developing long-term funding plans/strategies based on research agendas/career goals.

* Provides guidance to interdisciplinary investigators/teams on strategic approaches to funding calls based on analysis of funding calls and agency priorities.

* Develops project management plans for investigators/teams to meet proposal deadlines and advises investigators/teams on university/agency submission requirements, including issues of compliance.

* Reviews written materials and provides technical editing.

* Develops proposal materials related to standard elements such as management plans, educational outreach, and data management to include editing for format, page length, and coherence.

* Works with humanities/humanities-related investigators/teams to develop comprehensive budgets that support research needs based on the research plan and sponsor's guidelines.

* Reviews and preliminarily negotiates contracts and sub-contracts.

* Develops and presents investigator events such as trainings, workshops, and other activities on a variety of research-related topics.

25% - Outreach, Networking, and Integrated Research Development

* Collaborates with the KU Research Development community of practice, including the research development team in the KU Office of Research (KUOR) and embedded research development personnel in other research centers and institutes.

* Collaboration will include attending KUOR Research Development meetings, sharing KUOR communications and funding opportunity announcements with campus scholars in the humanities and humanities-related fields, aiding in generating programmatic synergy across KU, and taking part in interdisciplinary research development events. Also collaborates with leadership across relevant academic units and sub-units, as appropriate, and with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Provost's Office on external funding issues, opportunities, policies, and practices.

* Participates with colleagues across KU campuses to support research development recruitment and education strategies.

* Oversees the organization and production of grant-related training materials and educational events for humanities and humanities-integrated scholars/teams.

* Represents the humanities and the University of Kansas to local, regional, and national constituencies.

10% - RGDO Administration

* Maintains responsibility for the organization and management of all activities of the Hall Center's Research & Grant Development Office (RGDO), including oversight of the Research Development Specialist (RDS) and, if applicable, graduate interns.

* Sets and ensures compliance with grant-related standards and policies.

* Oversees maintenance of RGDO's standard operating procedures.

* Maintains and continually develops the RGDO's sections of the Hall Center's website.

* Assists with new faculty recruitment.

5% - Professional Development

* Maintains active membership in appropriate professional organizations and participates in relevant conferences and workshops.

5% - Other Duties as Assigned

* This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work for this position; it is not intended to provide a comprehensive inventory of all duties required

Req  (Ex: 10567 )

32095

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