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Job Description

The Director of Research Development is a new position at ISU. This position will be a core member of a research development team, reporting to the Associate Vice President for Research. The purpose of this position is to work on and oversee research development services targeted to faculty (e.g., identifying funding sources, providing support for complex proposals, developing templates, coordinating grant reviews, etc.), with the goals of supporting faculty to develop their research ideas into fundable programs of research and increasing the competitiveness of external grant proposals. Additionally, this position will develop systems to track and report research development activities and outcomes and will manage contracts with external partners which provide research development services. This is an on-campus position in Pocatello, with occasional travel to other campus locations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide support for development of external grant proposals:
● Identify sources of external funding
● Draft template language for supporting documents
● Support complex grant proposals and interdisciplinary team development
● Connect research collaborators and stimulate multi-disciplinary activities
● Coordinate grant reviews and limited submissions for external funding
● Manage contracts with external partners which provide research development services (i.e., for grant writing and grant reviews)
● Provide research development communications, workshops, and seminars
● Work with research leadership on developing an Office of Research Development; strategic planning for large-scale funding opportunities; research capacity-building; and faculty development opportunities
● Develop strong relationships and collaborate with the Office of Sponsored Programs
● Manage internal grants program
● Develop systems to track and report research development activities and outcomes