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Office of Research
205 Jesse Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Mo  65211
E-Mail: xxxxxx@missouri.edu
PHONE: (573) 882-9500
FAX: [573] 884-8371
CELL PHONE: (573) 999-9166

DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

 The University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) is seeking an energetic
and experienced individual to serve as Director of our newly reorganized
Office of Sponsored Program Administration (OSPA).  The Director will
oversee both pre-award and post-award services for the campus.  We are
searching for an individual with management experience and interpersonal
skills to provide vigorous leadership during a phase of major expansion of
our research and technology transfer activities at MU.  The OSPA Director
will (1) manage staff in providing proposal and award operational activities
to effectively support efforts to enhance MU's external funding; (2)
recruit, train, evaluate, and manage support staff; (3) direct the creation,
maintenance, and distribution of grants, contracts, and proposals along with
award/accounting information; (4) closely interact with state, federal, and
industry sponsors; (5) advise and assist faculty in the preparation of
proposals; (6) provide sponsored program assistance to the four-campus
system administration; (7) prepare proposals and work with the University
Controller to negotiate facilities and administrative cost rates with the
federal government for all campuses; and (8) chair and provide leadership to
the Four-Campus Grants Committee.  The Director's salary will originate from
both the Office of Research (85%) and the Office of the University
Controller (15%), so the Director will have dual reporting at these levels.

 The pre-award operation of OSPA was recently reorganized into four
satellite field centers physically located at different points throughout
the campus.  The Director will work to further operationalize these
satellite offices in an effort to better serve the campus community.  The
Director will coordinate the activities of these field centers and serve as
principal liaison with the contract/grant administrative personnel within
the 11 Colleges and Schools at MU.

 Preferred qualifications include a master's degree in a related
field and a minimum of five years of management experience in sponsored
programs within a university environment.  The successful candidate should
have strong technical experience in grant and contract negotiation with
sponsors in both the public and private sectors, experience with auditors,
experience preparing indirect cost proposals, and familiarity with funding
agencies.  The next Director also should be able to exert leadership in the
application of computer technology to the processes in OSPA.  Salary will be
competitive.

 The University of Missouri - Columbia is an AAU, Carnegie I research
university.  It is one of only five universities in the country with
Colleges of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Law, Agriculture, and Engineering
all on one campus.  MU also has excellent Colleges of Arts & Sciences,
Education, Journalism, Nursing, Human Environmental Sciences, and Business &
Public Administration. For FY98, MU spent $138M in its research activities;
the university has over $300M in current grants and contracts which are
overseen by OSPA.  The university has recently begun a new "mission
enhancement" program that will result in the hiring of over 100 new
tenure-track faculty in strategic program areas over the next five years.

 The Director of the Office of Sponsored Program Administration will
have a unique and exciting opportunity to participate in the growth of new
programs, structures, and funding at the University of Missouri.
Applications should be sent to Dr. Jack Burns, Vice Provost for Research,
Office of Research, 205 Jesse Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
65211.  Official application must also be made to Human Resource Services,
130 Heinkel Building, Columbia, MO 65211.  Reference job vacancy number
dc49049.  The review of applications will begin on December 1, 1998.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The University of Missouri is an Affirmative Action/ADA Institution.

Fran Malloy
mailto:xxxxxx@missouri.edu
Office of Research
Phone  573-882-6313
FAX      573-884-8371