UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
Graduate School

Senior Administrative Program Specialist
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

General Information: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus is located on Milwaukee’s Upper East Side, one of the city’s most attractive residential areas. UWM is one of two doctoral institutions within the University of Wisconsin-System. The Graduate School supports the academic mission of the University by designing and delivering high quality programs to facilitate access to high quality graduate education, success in research and scholarship, and a supportive climate for our graduate students, their Major Advisors and Principal Investigators, and other graduate program stakeholders. The Graduate School is home to 33 doctoral programs, 53 master’s programs, 32 certificate programs and leads one of the oldest, most successful McNair Programs in the country. In the past 10 years the number of doctoral students has grown by approximately 70%, and the extramural funding has increased by 200%, providing substantial support for the research component of graduate studies.

Responsibilities: The Proposal Development Manager will be responsible for advising and assisting faculty in the research, planning, development, writing, and submission of scientific/technical, scholarly, and public service grant and contract proposals to secure extra-mural funding.  This position will provide grant research, preparation, and writing training for various research funding opportunities to faculty in keeping with university policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local regulations for proposal submission. The candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse work force. Reporting to the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), the position will provide timely and direct customer service to Principal Investigators.

The Proposal Development Manager will act as lead in the proposal development services function in OSP, coordinating the activities of a half-time Grant Development Specialist whose full-time appointment is shared with the Biomedical and Health Informatics Research Institute.  As OSP proposal development services grow, it is anticipated that graduate students will be engaged to join the enterprise. These students would work under the supervision of the Proposal Development Manager.

This position is key to the research development goals of the UWM Graduate School and its leadership.  In addition to supporting the goals of individual UWM investigators, the incumbent will work with the Director of OSP to assist the Graduate School Dean and Associate Deans in pursuing broader institutional objectives such as facilitating and encouraging multi-disciplinary research projects and pursuing funding for programs in a wider diversity of academic areas.

Minimum Qualifications

1.  A Master’s degree is required with at least 4 years of experience, or a BA/BS with at least 8 years of experience, both in an academic grants development environment.
2.  Experience writing research grant proposals for submission by academic or public institutions to large state/federal agencies, foundations and other non-profit organizations and/or business-to-business proprosals.
3.  Previous experience working in a higher education environment.

Preferred Qualifications

1.  PhD
2.  Experience managing scientific or scholarly programs

Salary:  $54,314 to $81,470

Application Deadline:  July 20, 2012

How to Apply:  All applications must be done online through the UWM Human Resources web site.
The following link will take you directly to the position:

https://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/9329

Completed application materials must include a letter of application addressing professional level work experience and knowledge as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications for the position, a professional resume and the names and contact information for three professional references.

All finalists for these positions will require a criminal records review consistent with the
Wisconsin Fair Employment Act

The names of those nominees and applicants who have not requested that their identities be withheld and the names of all finalists will be released upon request.

For the UWM Campus Security Report and Policy see www.Cleryact.uwm.edu or call the Office of Student Life at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.

UWM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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