Sorry about this message; it was meant as a reply to another e-mail entirely. My e-mail sometimes "sticks." I click on a message, hit reply -- but instead of replying to the message I just "clicked" it responds to the message previously selected. My apologies to all. "Gladue, Brian (GLADUEBA)" wrote: > 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/ > > > > ====================================================================== > > 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") > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > 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") ======================================================================
