I strongly suspect this is a hoax.... R Pamela Napier wrote: > Western Kentucky University’s Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is seeking applicants for > the position of Proposal Development Coordinator. The search committee has just begun to > review resumes; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. > > 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. Develop and review completed > proposals, provide electronic support, funding sources, agency contacts, and guidelines. > Design and present pre-award workshops for faculty, staff, and students. Acquaint grant > developers with sponsors’ and University policies and procedures. Develop new funding > sources and interact with the Information Coordinator to inform the grant community. > Monitor grant developments on the Internet and from direct mail. Attend professional > meetings and disseminate results. Coordinate with Grant Specialist on budgets and other > matters crossing from pre- to post-award. > > QUALIFICATIONS: > > Bachelor’s 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. > > -- > Pamela Napier, Assistant Director > 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/ > > ====================================================================== > 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") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================
