As a grant developer, I reach out to graduate students or I reach
out to budding academic careers. I personally accidentally found my
position and as economic stresses challenge higher education, we are
understaffed. I've been here since '98 (with a brief break to
complete my terminal degree) and began at $9 something an hour as an
"information resource specialist". I was a hands-on trained funding
search specialist, to be true.

As a grant developer, I work alongside admin staff with careers
spanning 20-30 years.

Oh, I just turned 41.

I hope my two cents helps here.

-Gina

Gina Betcher, MFA
Grant Developer
Office of the VP for Research
TEL: 269.387-8204
FAX: 269.387-8276
EMAIL: xxxxxx@wmich.edu

>>> "Dewey, Robin" <xxxxxx@URMC.ROCHESTER.EDU> 3/14/2007 10:51
AM >>>
Several interesting questions posed this week and last week and
this
week have gotten me thinking...

What are we collectively doing to encourage the younger generation
to
follow in our footsteps? Surely it isn't the compensation - just
kidding. But seriously, outside of professional meetings do you do
anything? Try to get others at your institution interested in
grants?
Talk to people younger than that? Out of curiosity what do you find
the
age demographic to be at your institutions? I am certainly one of
the
youngest around my hallways at 33 - and the funny thing is I
consider
this to be my second career because I started it at 29. I don't see
many
people my own age doing this, and I wonder if in 5 or 10 years we
are
going to have a severe shortage of people in the field?

Just some random ideas I've had floating around my head ever since
Maggie Bryan-Peterson from SUNY Fredonia said "Where have all the
administrators gone? ;-)"

Robin
**************************************
Robin Dewey
Research Grants Manager
Department of Medicine Administration
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue
Box MED, Room 3-3236
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: 585-275-6253
Fax: 585-442-3695
xxxxxx@rochester.edu <mailto:xxxxxx@rochester.edu>

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