Re: Associate VP Position Available Julie O'Connor 19 Jul 2000 15:15 EST

Liane -

Thank you for your e-mail and your offer of consulting with grant issues.
We will certainly keep this in mind in the future.

Julie

At 04:36 PM 7/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> I am not interested in the position but would be pleased to help with
grants
>> issues on a consulting basis should you have need of my skills.  I got my
>> PhD in Chemistry at UC Berkeley in 1960,  held a faculty appointment at
>> Harvard Medical School throughout my academic career,  served on an NIH
>> Study Section, and have good writing and oral presentation skills.
>>
>> My credentials are given below.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Liane Reif-Lehrer
>>
>> About Liane Reif-Lehrer, PhD:
>>
>> Grant Application Writer's Handbook by Liane Reif-Lehrer, PhD.  Jones and
>> Bartlett Publishers, 1995  472 pages  $40  (20% discount for 10 or more
>> copies)
>>
>> A companion video (Getting Funded:  It Takes More Than Just a Good Idea) of
>> Dr. Reif-Lehrer's workshop, is available from Jones and Bartlett Publishers
>> for $995.00.
>>
>> Contact Jones and Bartlett Publishers at 1-800-832-0034
>>
>> Dr. Liane Reif-Lehrer received a B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia
>> University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at
>> Berkeley.  An Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and a Senior
>> Scientist at the Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation for many
>> years, she was funded throughout her academic career primarily by National
>> Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and served as a member of an NIH Study
>> Section.  Now president of Tech-Write Consultants/Erimon Associates, she
>> works as a consultant and a writer and gives workshops on grant
>> proposal-writing, time management, and related subjects.  She is the author
>> of Writing a Successful Grant Application (2d edition, Jones and Bartlett
>> Publishers, 1989), Grant Application Writer's Handbook (Jones and Bartlett
>> Publishers, 1995), over 40 publications in the scientific literature, and
>> numerous other articles in publications such as The Scientist, Boston
>> Magazine, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, etc.
>>
>> References and a fee schedule are available on request.
>>
>> Science-Related Publications (since 1988)
>>
>> o       NIH Sees Computerization as Remedy for Paper Flood.  The Scientist;
>> 1988;  May 30, p. 21.
>> o       Confessions of an NIH Grant Proposal Reviewer.  The Scientist;
>> 1988;  Sept. 5, p. 19.
>> o       Going for the Gold:  Some Dos and Don'ts for Grant Seekers.  The
>> Scientist;  1989;  Apr. 3, p. 15.
>> o       Dissecting and Demystifying an NIH Grant Application.  The
>> Scientist;  1989;  Sept. 18, p. 19.
>> o       Increasing Your Odds of a Granted Future.  SCI/GRANTS News;  1989;
>> Vol. I, No. 10, Oct., p. 5.
>> o       My Life, These Times.  Assoc. for Women in Science (New England)
>> Newsletter;  Jan., 1989.
>> o       From Research Scientist to Entrepreneur.  Enterprise;  1989;  Mar.,
>> p. 22.
>> o       Using New Science Resources:  A key to Staying Competitive.  The
>> Scientist;  1989;  Oct. 30, p. 22.
>> o       Suggestions for Saving Your Time -- And Keeping Your Cool.  The
>> Scientist;  1988;  Sept. 5, p. 19.
>> o       For Today's Scientist, Skill in Public Speaking is Essential.  The
>> Scientist;  1990;  May 14, p. 25.
>> o       An NIH Site Visit Need Not Provoke a Tension Headache.  The
>> Scientist;  1990;  Sept. 17, p. 23.
>> o       Tips For Applying To Private Foundations For Grant Money.  The
>> Scientist;  1991;  Sept. 16, p. 20.
>> o       Teaching Good Communication/Proposal-Writing Skills:  Overcoming
>> One Deficit of Our Educational System.  Journal of Science Education and
>> Technology;  1992;  Vol. 1, #3, pp 211-219  (Invited paper).
>> o       Promoting Yourself Is Key To Climbing Academic Ladder.  The
>> Scientist;  1992;  Jul. 20, p. 20.  (See also related letters to the
>> editor:  The Scientist;  1992;  Sept. 14, p. 11).
>> o       Science's Golden Rule:  Give Back To The Community.  The Scientist;
>> 1992;  Dec. 7, p. 21.  (See also Commentary by Eugene Garfield on p. 12.)
>> o       Effective Teaching is a Skill That Researchers Can Learn.  The
>> Scientist;  1993;  Jun. 28, p. 20.
>> o       Science Community Gives Mixed Review To Triage.  The Scientist;
>> 1994;  Nov. 28, p. 1, 8-9.
>> o       Peer Review Changes at NIH:  Too Many Applications, Too Little
>> Funding Drives Streamlining Efforts.  Journal of the National Grantseekers
>> Institute;  1995;  Vol. 1, No. 2,  Winter 1995, pp.  15-26.
>> o       Technological and Cultural Impediments Slow Electronic NIH Grant
>> Submission.  The Scientist;  1995;  Apr. 3, p. 1, 8-9.
>> o       Getting Funded:  It Takes More Than Just A Good Idea.  The
>> Scientist;  1995;  Aug. 21, p. 14.
>> o       Following Instructions Is Critical To Success Of A Grant
>> Application.  The Scientist;  1996;  Mar. 4, pp. 15-16.
>> o       Agencies, Institutions Progress Toward Electronic Grant
>> Administration.  The Scientist;  1996;  Jul. 8, pp. 3-5.
>> o       The Grant Process:  Getting Funded.  SciTech Journal;  1996;
>> Sept./Oct., Vol. 6, No. 9, pp. 28-30.
>> o       Grantsmanship in the age of the Internet.  Science and Engineering
>> Network News;  Sept. 1997;  Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 1, 10-11, 13.
>> o       Going for the Gold;  from Adapt or Die;  HMS Beagle;  May 1, 1998;
>> Issue 29.  http://biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/29/labres/adapt.htm
>> o       Wowing a Study Section;  The Scientist;  1998;  May 25, p. 8.
>> o       Jump Start:  What to Do Before Writing a Grant Proposal;  from
>> Adapt or Die; HMS Beagle;  June 26, 1998;  Issue 33.
>> http://biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/33/labres/adapt.htm
>> o       Panning for the Best Pot of Gold;  from Adapt or Die; HMS Beagle;
>> Sept. 18, 1998;  Issue 38.
>>         http://biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/38/webres/adapt.htm
>> o       Proposal Preparation without Panic; from Adapt or Die; HMS Beagle;
>> Mar. 5, 1999;  Issue 49.
>> http://www.biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/49/labres/adapt.htm
>> o       Are You Ready to Apply for Grants Online?  from Adapt or Die; HMS
>> Beagle;  April 30, 1999;  Issue 53.
>> http://www.biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/53/labres/adapt.htm
>>
>> o       See also: Hoffert, Stephen P., Proposal Writing Specialists Offer
>> Suggestions for Success, The Scientist;  1998;  Jan. 19, pp. 12-13.
>>
>> Partial list of Universities/Institutions/Associations where Dr. Liane
>> Reif-Lehrer has presented her seminars/workshops, "How to Write a Good
>> Grant Application:"
>>
>> American Association for the Advancement of Science (Workshops in Former
>> Soviet Union):     1994:  Tallin, Estonia;  Kiev, Ukraine;  1997:  Almaty,
>> Kazakhstan;  Vladivostok, Russia;   1999:  Yerevan, Armenia.
>> Baystate Medical Center
>> Biophysical Society National Meetings 1987, 1995
>> Boston College
>> Boston University School of Medicine
>> Capitol Publications, Washington DC
>> China Medical Board (Workshop at Beijing Medical University, 1997)
>> Dartmouth College Medical School
>> East Carolina University
>> Emory University Medical School
>> Eye Research Institute of Boston
>> Health Research, Inc./Albany
>> Health Research, Inc./Roswell Park Memorial Institute/Buffalo
>> Hines VA Hospital/ Chicago
>> Hutchinson, Cancer Research Center, Seattle
>> Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
>> Long Island Jewish Medical Center
>> Los Alamos National Laboratory 1987, 1994
>> Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport
>> Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine
>> Massachusetts General Hospital/Anesthesiology 1992, 1994, 1995
>> Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
>> NCURA local New England Group
>> New England Deaconess Hospital
>> New York University Medical Center 1992, 1995
>> Purdue University 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999
>> Radiological Society of North America, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
>> Serono Symposia, USA (Endocrine Society Mtg.) 1987, 1988
>> Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998
>> Society of Research Administrators, NE Section/Plenary Speaker
>> Stanford University
>> State University of New Jersey/Rutgers
>> Thomas Jefferson Medical School, Philadelphia
>> Tufts New England Medical Center
>> Tufts University School of Medicine 1987, 1989
>> Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
>> Tufts University, Medford, 1989, 1992, 1999
>> UMDNJ (Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey) 1992, 1994
>> UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine 1993
>> University of Colorado Medical School, Denver
>> University of Hawaii Medical School
>> University of Indiana Medical School, Indianapolis
>> University of Kentucky 1988, 1989
>> University of Lowell (now Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell campus)
>> University of Puerto Rico
>> University of Southern California
>> University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1997, 1998
>> University of Vermont
>> University of Washington, Seattle 1990, 1993
>> Washington University Medical School, St. Louis
>> Wayne State University
>> Winthrop Hospital, SUNY
>> Wright State University Medical School
>>
>> Topics covered in the workshops:
>>
>> Elements of a good grant proposal
>> Understanding the review process
>> The parts of an NIH grant application (proposal)
>> Planning the proposal
>>         Testing the ideas on colleagues / Pilot experiments
>> Writing the proposal
>>         Following the granting agency instructions / Making an outline
>> Writing the first draft
>>         Creating a realistic budget
>>         Backing your budget (budget justification)
>>         Writing the research plan:  Following the outline
>> Editing the first draft
>>         Checking for accuracy, clarity, consistency, brevity, style, tone,
>> and presentation
>> Getting help from computers, colleagues and consultants
>> Writing the pre-final draft
>> Writing the final draft
>> Sending and Tracking the grant application
>> Reading, understanding and using the summary statement ("Pink sheets")
>
>
>>The Vice President for Research at Wayne State University invites
>>applications and nominations for the position of Associate Vice President
>>for Sponsored Program Administration.  WSU is recognized as a leader in
>>scientific research and is a Carnegie Research I university.  The
>>university is implementing a new organizational structure in the office of
>>research and sponsored programs services that is responsive to the needs of
>>faculty and staff.
>>
>>The Associate Vice President for Sponsored Program Administration is
>>responsible for the administrative organization and operations that support
>>sponsored program activity at WSU.  The Associate Vice President is chief
>>of operations and planning related to sponsored program policy and
>>procedure development, training program development, and institutional
>>practices.  The Associate Vice President reports to the Vice President for
>>Research with a secondary reporting line to the Senior Vice President for
>>Administration and Finance.
>>
>>Qualifications:  The selected individual must hold a baccalaureate degree,
>>although a Master's or Ph.D. degree is preferred.  Previous experience in a
>>biomedical environment is preferred.  The successful candidate needs to
>>demonstrate a record of services that are user-oriented with a strong
>>commitment to service.  Extensive knowledge of pre- and post-award grants
>>management, including grant finance is required.  The person filling this
>>position must have significant experience with implementation and
>>application of computer-based systems.
>>
>>Application Process: Nominations and/or applications are now being accepted
>>and will be accepted until the position is filled.  Applications must
>>include a letter of interest that addresses the position responsibilities,
>>a resume and contact information of three references.  Send applications
>>and nominations to Julie O'Connor, Office of the Vice President for
>>Research, Wayne State University, 4025 Faculty/Administration Building,
>>Detroit, MI  48202
>>
>>Additional information on position responsibilities can be reviewed at
>>http://www.research.wayne.edu.
>>
>>Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Julie A. O'Connor
>>Office of the Vice President for Research
>>        and Dean of the Graduate School
>>Wayne State University
>>656 West Kirby - 4025 F/AB
>>Detroit, MI  48202
>>(313) 577-8845    (313) 577-3626 FAX
>>Julie.O'xxxxxx@wayne.edu
>>
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>PO Box 645
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>Tel: 781-863-1117
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Office of the Vice President for Research
 and Dean of the Graduate School
Wayne State University
656 West Kirby - 4025 F/AB
Detroit, MI  48202
(313) 577-8845    (313) 577-3626 FAX
Julie.O'xxxxxx@wayne.edu

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