At 02:55 PM 05/05/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Colleagues, > >The following position is available at the University of Missouri--Columbia. >I will be attended the NCURA/SRA regional meeting in Omaha this weekend and >early next week. If you are also attending that meeting and would like to >learn more about this position, I would be pleased to visit with you. If >you are not attending the meeting and would like to learn more, please let >me know. > >Mike > > >Michael J. Warnock, Director >Sponsored Program Administration >University of Missouri - Columbia >310 Jesse Hall >Columbia, MO 65211 >ph. 573-882-4329 fax 573-884-4078 > >Associate Director-Pre-Award Services >Office of Sponsored Program Administration >University of Missouri--Columbia > > The University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) is seeking an energetic >and experienced individual to serve as Associate Director of our Office of >Sponsored Program Administration (OSPA). The Associate Director will >oversee pre-award services for the campus. We are searching for an >individual with management experience and excellent interpersonal skills to >provide vigorous leadership during a phase of major expansion of our >research activities at MU. The Associate Director will (1) manage staff in >providing proposal and award operational activities to effectively support >enhancement of MU's external funding; (2) recruit, train, evaluate, and >manage pre-award staff; (3) closely interact with state, federal, and >industry sponsors; and (4) advise and assist faculty in the preparation of >proposals. > > The University of Missouri - Columbia is an AAU, Carnegie I Research >University. It is one of only five universities in the country with >Colleges of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Law, Agriculture, and Engineering >all on one campus. MU also has excellent colleges of Arts & Sciences, >Education, Journalism, Nursing, Human Environmental Sciences, and Business & >Public Administration. In FY99, MU spent $149M in its research activities; >the campus has over $400M in current grants and contracts. The growth rate >in sponsored activity has increased approximately 43% over the past 2 years. >A recent nationwide benchmarking study showed that MU had the highest rate >of growth of the 33 Research I universities participating in the study. The >university has recently begun a new "mission enhancement" program that will >result in the hiring of over 100 new tenure-track faculty in strategic >program areas by 2002. These include enhancements across the life sciences, >in connecting research and undergraduate/graduate programs, research on >economic, educational, and social issues, and our transition to the global >information age. > > Preferred qualifications include a master's degree and a minimum of >five years of experience in sponsored programs within a university >environment. The successful candidate should have strong technical >experience in grant and contract negotiation with sponsors in both the >public and private sectors, current knowledge of the sponsored program >regulatory environment, and familiarity with funding agencies. The >Associate Director should be prepared to implement the application of >computer technology to processes in OSPA. Salary will be competitive. > > The Associate Director of the Office of Sponsored Program >Administration will have an exciting opportunity to participate in the >growth of new programs, structures, and funding at the University of >Missouri. Applications should be sent to Dr. Michael Warnock, Director of >OSPA, 310 Jesse Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. Official >application must also be made to Human Resource Services, 130 Heinkel >Building, Columbia, MO 65211. Reference job vacancy number dc56610. The >review of applications will begin on May 15, 2000. Applications will be >accepted until the position is filled. > >The University of Missouri is an Affirmative Action/ADA Institution. > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== I will be out of the office on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Janice Haney at (312) 567-3035. 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