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/
> >
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