Why do you suspect this is a hoax?  Doesn't every university want someone in
sponsored programs who can "do it all"?  Or maybe I've missed the
tongue-in-cheek part...(sometimes my neurons get a bit focused by the end of
the week and out-of-the-box thinking goes by the wayside all too easily).

BG

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Norton [mailto:xxxxxx@ISU.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:23 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Position -- Proposal Development Coordinator

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/
>
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