ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SPONSORED PROGRAMS - THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS AT
THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPONSORED
PROGRAMS.  THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR OS
SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: NEGOTIATION OF
RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND EXTENSION GRANTS AND CONTRACTS; 2) PROVIDING
INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO FACULTY ON FUNDING SOURCES, PROPOSAL
DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, AND BUDGET PREPARATION; 3)WILL MAKE DECISIONS ON
THE RELEASE OF FUNDS ON AWARDS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE AWARD NOTICE;
4)APPROVES PROPOSALS FOR SUBMISSION TO EXTRAMURAL FUNDING SOURCES;5)ACCEPTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR THE INSTITUTE; 6) ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS DAY TO
DAY OPERATIONS FOR SPONSORED PROGRAMS 7) DAILY INTERACTIONS WITH SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS SERVING AS LIAISON BETWEEN SPONSORING AGENCIES AND
VARIOUS UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS.   APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE A MASTERS DEGRE IN
AREA SUCH AS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OR RELATED FIELD AND TWO YEARS OF
APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE; OR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SAME AND FOUR YEARS OF
APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE. FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE
ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, TWO YEARS OF WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN IN A SPONSORED
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AND CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL
PROCEDURES AND SPONSORED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES STRONGLY PREFERRED.  SALARY
WILL COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE.  THE INSTITUTE IS THE STATEWIDE SYSTEM
OF AGRICULTURE AND INCLUDES THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCHOOL OF FORESTRY,
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. THE
INSTITUTE IS A MAJOR UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA DND THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. SEND NOMINATIONS OR IF APPLYING INCLUDE A COMPLETE
RESUME AND ARRANGE FOR FOUR LETTERS OF REFERENCE BY MARCH 15, 1995 TO MS.
S. ANGEL EZELL, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, P.O. BOX 115002, GAINESVILLE,
FLORIDA 32611. REFER TO LP NUMBER 601320.  IF AN ACCOMODATION IS NEEDED TO
APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE CALL 904-392-4621 OR TDD 904-392-7734.
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