The following is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wishes to work
in an exciting and supportive environment.

Thanks for reading.

Bill

Director of the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a comprehensive university with over
16,300 undergraduate and graduate students, and over 700 faculty,
located in a city of 25,000 people in the middle of Michigan.  The
cities of Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Saginaw are all just over an
hour's drive.

The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is a proactive
office focussing primarily on pre-award activities and supporting all
aspects of proposal development from identification of funding source
through transmission of final proposal.  With strong support from the
entire campus, including upper administration, the office has taken a
leadership role in significantly increasing the number of proposals
submitted and funded during the past few years.  The Office of Research
& Sponsored Programs works with and reports to the Assistant Vice
President for Research/Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.

The ORSP requires a dynamic individual who will be actively involved in
all aspects of the office, including providing training for faculty/
staff, matching faculty/staff specialty areas with funding opportunities,
assuming leadership for compliance issues, assisting the faculty/staff
in developing competitive proposals, and handling contract negotiations.

Qualifications:  To be hired as the Director, an individual should have
at least a master's degree and five years of relevant (grants and con-
tracts) experience or an equivalent combination of experience and
education.  The successful candidate will have outstanding writing and
interpersonal skills, experience with governmental and non-governmental
funding agencies, a thorough knowledge of regulations and compliance
issues, and experience collaborating with faculty and staff.
Consideration will be given to hiring someone below the level of
"director" if the person has the potential for making a significant
contribution to the office and can be expected to later assume the
responsibilities of the director.  Salary will be commensurate with
education and experience.  Starting date is negotiable.

To Apply:  Send a letter of interest, current resume, and three letters
of reference to:  Search Committee, Office of Research & Sponsored
Programs, Central Michigan University, 109PL Rowe Hall, Mt. Pleasant,
MI  48859.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

CMU (AA/EO Institution) encourages diversity and resolves to provide
equal opportunity regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual
orientation or other irrelevant criteria.