Title of Position

Director for Faculty & Grant Development

Requisition Number

BES20200288P

Department Posting Name

Office of Research Support

Location

Main Campus

Recruitment Type

External

Position Type

This is an Administrative & Professional (A&P), benefits eligible, position.

Grant Funded?

No

Hours per week

40

If employee will be working a schedule other than Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, specify hours and days to be worked

If Temporary, Ending Date

Recruiting Rate

Commensurate with experience

Beginning Salary Flexibility

Yes

Pay Basis

Salary

Required Education

Master's Degree or higher

Do you want to allow additional experience to substitute for required education?

No

Preferred Education

Doctoral Degree

Field of Study

Preferred public or business administration, communications, journalism or a related field.

MS Office Experience Required

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Will this position require driving a UT or personally owned vehicle?

No

Other Computer and Software Skills Required

Personal computer and standard office. equipment.

Experience and Other Skills Required

Five years of progressively responsible experience managing large and complex programs and/or projects, working with faculty and/or executive level staff.

Experience in grant development practices, including proposal development, capacity building and pre- and post-award processes.

Three years of personnel or team leadership experience.

Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Do you want to allow additional education to substitute for required experience?

No

Other Skills Preferred

Description of Job Duties

Responsible for the overall leadership and management of faculty and grant development staff and programming within the Office for Research Support.

Work with internal and external partners/stakeholders, campus leaders, grant development and other research staff to gather input, assess needs, and determine how to best meet faculty and grant development needs of the campus community.

Plan and assist with the execution of the New Faculty Institute, to include developing research-focused sessions, in partnership with the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Plan and deliver faculty and grant development workshops, academic lectures, networking sessions, conferences and other events managed through the unit.

Serve as central coordinator for grant development staff to facilitate the sharing of best practices, communicating updates regarding institutional initiatives, working together to establish and maintain transdisciplinary teams and, generally, creating a support system for a group that is otherwise distributed across campus.

Oversee limited submission process, to include providing strategic guidance in terms of what opportunities will be competed versus targeted to certain faculty/teams; reviewing all announcements, timelines and other communications before they are released to campus community; planning for and coordinating internal review; and addressing complaints or unique issues that may arise through the process.

Manage the Targeted Scholarly Awards program, to include web/information maintenance, working with college leaders to identify faculty well-positioned to pursue these programs, developing grant development services around these opportunities to increase success rates and assisting with coordination of incentive payments, should awards be received.

Provide grant development assistance for larger, institutionally significant proposals, to include proposal/whitepaper editing and feedback on responsiveness, project management, drafting sections of narratives and other documents, reviewing past submission critiques for improvement prior to resubmission, researching sponsor priorities and communicating with program managers.

Coordinate the collection of institutional data and proposal documents, conducting individualized funding searches, providing consultation regarding proposal compliance and review/submission processes.

Initiate and manage campus teaming efforts and work with the Vice President and other leaders to identify areas of institutional strength and convene meetings or other networking opportunities to bring researchers together.

Implement new processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness across all programs while decreasing costs where possible.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Posting Open Date

07/15/2020

Posting Close Date at midnight on

07/27/2020

Open Until Filled

No

Special Notes To Applicants

-UTSA is a tobacco-free campus.

-UTSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

-This is a security sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

-Applicants who are selected for interviews must be able to show proof that they are eligible and qualified to work in the United States by time of hire.

-At the discretion of the hiring department, this position posting may be closed once a sufficient number of qualified applications has been received.