The University of Richmond  is seeking an individual to direct the Corporate
and Foundation Relations program.  The Director of Corporate and Foundation
Relations reports to the Vice President for Development/University
Relations.  The Director is responsible for the University's corporate and
foundation fundraising effort.  Duties include working with the President,
Provost, and deans to identify academic priorities appropriate for external
funding; identification of appropriate sources; meeting with or arranging
meetings for University officials with foundation and corporation
representatives; convening interested faculty to work on project design; and
writing and/or editing major proposals.  The Director is responsible for
maintaining strong relationships with funding agencies, including overseeing
the creation and submission of timely reports.
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>In addition, it is the responsiblilty of the Director to provide support
for faculty seeking external funding for research and other academic
projects from government as well as private sources.  With the help of the
Assistant Director, the Director is responsible for working with faculty to
identify and support scholarly projects which are appropriate for external
support; for locating the appropriate funding programs; advising faculty on
proposal preparation; ensuring administrative clearance of proposals; and
coordinating and overseeing reporting requirements.  The Office of Corporate
and Foundation Relations maintains an active web page, distributes a monthly
newsletter to faculty and conducts periodic workshops to help faculty plan
and develop their reserch anc curricular interests.
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>Applications and resumes should be transmitted to Janet Dunn Ragusa,
Manager of Employment, 201 Maryland Hall, University of Richmond, VA  23173,
fax 804/287-6474.  The deadline for applications is June 30, 1997.
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