Position Announcement - Director, Sponsored Research Debra Purtee 30 Jun 2003 16:44 EST
Director, Office of Sponsored Research Rice University invites nominations and application for the position of Director, Office of Sponsored Research. Rice, a private AAU-member institution, is consistently ranked among the nation's leading research-intensive universities and has annual research funding of over $55 million. Rice combines strong academic and research programs to create a vibrant scholarly community that includes approximately 2700 undergraduates, 1900 graduate students and 511 full time faculty. The Director reports to the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies and is responsible for overseeing university pre-award and non-financial post award activities for grants, contracts and other agreements from external sponsors. A major responsibility of the Director is to review and negotiate agreements, including subcontracts, on behalf of the University as well as to manage and assure university compliance with all regulations and contractual agreements. The Director has a leadership role in fostering relationships with Federal or other government agencies and other external sponsors. The Director oversees a staff that is responsible for assisting university researchers in proposal development and preparation, in the identification of sources of funding, and in presentation of educational and training programs for faculty, other principal investigators and department staff. Requirements: Bachelor's degree with at least ten years experience in university grants and contracts administration and five years management experience. Thorough knowledge of federal agency policies, rules, and regulations. Experience in negotiating agreements with government and industrial sponsors. Knowledge of issues, guidelines, regulations and laws that relate to intellectual property and technology transfer within a university environment. Cognizance of issues relating to a potential for conflict of interests for personnel participating in a sponsored project. Sufficient knowledge of computer applications to provide leadership in continuous efforts to improve the operations and efficiency of the Office of Sponsored Research including its data bases and processes for electronic grant preparation, routing and submission. To apply: Interested persons should send a letter of application, resume, and the names and addresses of three references to: Employment Office-MS56, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892. Review of applicants will begin August 15 and will continue until the position is filled. -- ________________________________________ Debra Purtee Asst. Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies Rice University (MS13) P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77251-1892 Tel. (713) 348-6071 Fax. (713) 348-4806 ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================