JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
 OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS
 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
 SPONSORED PROGRAMS SPECIALIST

 This is a professional position with a salary range of $21,900-$33,900
 and full benefits.   Starting salary depends on demonstrated
 qualifications and experience.  This position requires 1-3 years
 experience in sponsored programs administration, or related
 administrative experience, and a minimum of a bachelor's degree.  The
 position is tailored for career advancement into Assistant or Associate
 Director roles.  Preferred applicants will have pre- and post-award
 experience and a master's degree.  The position requires decision making
 within the sponsored programs administrative system and policy and
 procedural recommendations.

 The successful candidate reports to the Director, Office of Sponsored
 Programs and workS with a staff that includes the Director, Sponsored
 Programs Development Coordinator, Information Manager, grant accountants
 and student assistants.  Daily interactions will be common with dean's
 offices, institutes and centers, academic and support units, and project
 directors and their staffs.

 Qualifications:
 In priority, the successful candidate will have:

 1. strong organizational and presentation skills;
 2. knowledge of grant budget development and accounting procedures for
 awards;
 3. strong interpersonal skills in order to interact with faculty and
 staff members and graduate students on a daily basis concerning the
 status of proposals and post-award issues;
 4. proficiency with electronic sponsored programs administration to
 include:
 a.  software programs (PC or Power Macintosh) for the proposals and
 awards databases (400 proposals and 350 awards each fiscal year); and be
 able to increase computer knowledge on the job;
 b.  Demonstrated knowledge of on-line federal agency guidelines, forms
 and funding sources databases (SPIN preferred);
 c.  sufficient knowledge of computer software programs (Word 6.0.1,
 WordPerfect 6.1, Lotus 1-2-3, Approach 3.0, Excel 5.0, etc.), to assist
 with quarterly and annual reports and assist with data for the
 administration and faculty;
 5. a working knowledge of OMB Circulars and Internet links to provide
 regulations and compliance decisions;
 6. knowledge of human subjects of research and conflict of interest
 regulations and procedures to assist with coordination of these programs;
 7. experience with the development of grant budgets and charts of
 accounts
 8. experience discussing proposals and negotiating awards with faculty
 and staff members, and program officers;

 In Priority, responsibilities include:
 1. management of the pre- and post-award internal routing process to
 include supervision of all incoming and outgoing correspondence;
 2. preparation of charts of accounts of awards and interaction with grant
 accountants;
 3. maintaining the sponsored programs database of proposals and awards;
 4. assisting with providing information about compliance requirements;
 5. knowledge of federal human subjects of research regulations and
 university procedures to assist with coordination of the protocols for
 human subjects of research and conflict of interest programs, including
 maintaining databases;
 6. assisting with assembling reports and dissemination of information to
 the grant community;
 7. presenting at basic and advanced grant and contract workshops, and
 other events as required;
 8. assisting the Director in negotiating awards by providing coordination
 between project directors and Sponsored Programs, and by discussing the
 particulars of awards with program officers;
 9. completing grant application kits as required.

 Western Kentucky University is a comprehensive, regional university
 (Carnegie IIA) with over 100 graduate and undergraduate programs.  WKU
 enrolls 15,000 students and has a regular faculty of 550 and a support
 staff of 950.
 Sponsored programs awards have increased steadily over each of the past
 five years, including a 22% increase this year to $13,300,000 and
 $26,000,000 in proposals.  Persistent support from administration has
 implemented progressive incentive programs for grant writing.  Research
 proposals and awards have increased dramatically over the past two years.
 Academic and support units submit about $23,000,000 in proposals and
 receive over $10,000,000 in awards each year.  In addition, several
 centers for instruction and public service submit nearly 100 proposals a
 year and receive about $3,000,000 in awards.

 For more information about this position and Western Kentucky University
 access the Office of Sponsored Programs home page at:

 http://wkuweb1.wku.edu/Dept/Support/SponsPrg/grants/home.htm

 or contact:

 Phil Myers, Ph.D.
 Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
 105 Foundation Building
 Western Kentucky University
 1 Big Red Way
 Bowling Green, KY  42101-3576
 Phone:   502-745-4652
 Fax: 502-745-4211
 Email:   xxxxxx@Wku.Edu

      Western Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
      Action Employer