WKU is a comprehensive, state-assisted university with 13,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students in the Potter College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Gordon Ford College of Business; the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; the Ogden College of Science and Engineering, the Schools of Health and Human Services and Journalism; the Graduate College; and the Community College. Significant grant activities occur in numerous academic and student support units, including head start, TRIO programs, training and technical development, the Library, and others. The OSP is a primary support engine of the Western Kentucky University Research Foundation (WKURF), a university connected non-profit organization. The OSP manages $23,000,000 in awards and $45,000,000 in proposals annually, and has experienced substantial growth the past several years. Bowling Green is located in South Central Kentucky 75 miles north of Nashville, 120 miles south of Louisville, and 150 miles southwest of Lexington on Interstate 65, a primary north-south artery. Bowling Green and Warren County is a community of 100,000 that is experiencing significant commercial development.
For more information please view the OSP web site at: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/SponsPrg/grants/
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Develop and review completed proposals and budgets, provide
electronic support, funding sources, agency contacts, and guidelines.
· Track faculty research profiles.
· Assist with maintaining the positive research culture on campus.
· Administer the OSP travel fund.
· Serve as GEAR-UP Liaison.
· Present with staff in the grant workshop series for faculty,
staff, and students.
· Acquaint grant developers with sponsors and University policies
and procedures.
· Develop new funding sources and interact with the OSP Information
Coordinator to inform the grant community.
· Attend professional meetings and disseminate results.
· Coordinate with OSP staff members on budgets and pre- and
post-award matters affecting proposal development.
· Compile and edit the OSP Newsletter.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Bachelors degree and a minimum of 2-5 years of sponsored programs
administration experience.
· Familiarity with federal and private funding sources and compliance
regulations.
· Electronic research administration: on-line funding
opportunities databases, NSF FastLane, Internet resources, and word processing
software.
· Strong interpersonal, supervisory, presentation, writing and
editing abilities.
· Self-starter who can work on several projects simultaneously
in a deadline-oriented environment; sense of humor valuable asset.
· Ability to work with the team including college, school, research
centers, and unit grants administrators, and contribute to team building.
· Ability to coordinate interdisciplinary teams and work with
external partners Grant writing or experience as a project director is
preferred.
APPLICATION:
· To discuss this position further, please contact Dr. Phil Myers
at (270) 745-4652, or by Email: xxxxxx@Wku.Edu.
· Interested applicants should send a letter of application
and résumé addressing the responsibilities and qualifications,
and three letters of reference by September 15, 2001, or until the position
is filled to:
Sponsored Programs Proposal Development Coordinator Search
Department of Human Resources
Phone: (270) 745-2071, Fax: (270) 745-5342
Wetherby Administration Building, Room 42
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. WKU is an Affirmative
Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Pamela Napier
Office of Sponsored Programs
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Phone: 270.745.5328
Fax: 270.745.4211
E-mail: xxxxxx@wku.edu
mailto:xxxxxx@wku.edu
http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/SponsPrg/grants/