The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), a Ph.D.-granting university with programs in engineering, science, architecture, design, business, law, and psychology, is seeking individuals for two newly created positions. GRANT INFORMATION SERVICES IIT is looking for someone to lead this new area. We are looking for a high-energy individual with research administration experience as well as savvy in marketing and fund-raising. Some duties involved: · Identify and disseminate information to the faculty on research funding opportunities. · Provide information to faculty on research funding agencies and contact persons within each agency. · Contribute to the publication of the newsletter, “Research News” for dissemination to administrative leadership, faculty and department heads · Act as liaison between funding agencies and faculty members for proposal submissions; visit various funding agencies to establish contacts. · Meet with faculty regularly in order to develop and maintain a faculty research interest database. · Maintain a listing of faculty with interdisciplinary research interests at IIT. · Arrange research interest group meetings at IIT. · Facilitate faculty travel and visiting program managers at various funding agencies. · Offer seed money to potential faculty for exploring innovative ideas. · Maintain a research homepage to offer a gateway to many research-related tools and documents and graduate fellowships on the Internet. · Build an interactive research/education capability database. · Maintain a database of selected conferences & journals on research, NIH instructional videotapes, government periodicals, publications of national laboratories, state agencies information, etc. Qualifications: Three years of research administration experience preferred. Experience in the submissions of research proposals, soliciting external funding for research, and management of research grants. Experience with funding agency requirements and government research centers. Experience in marketing and fundraising. Familiarity with government research announcements and databases are crucial. A minimum college degree is required. Excellent interpersonal skills and computer expertise are essential. Some travel required. Salary negotiable based on experience. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IIT is looking for someone to lead this second new area. We are looking for a creative individual with research administration experience as well as experience in writing and editing. Some duties involved: · Create and publish general University information and statistics for inclusion in funding proposals, as well as academic unit information as necessary. · Offer grant writing workshops and seminars at IIT. · Assist faculty with pertinent literature searches for funding proposals. · Review the text of funding proposals and provide editorial assistance to the faculty. · Offer writing assistance to the faculty and assist them with improving the appearance of proposals. · Write and edit the newsletter, “Research News” for dissemination to administrative leadership, faculty and department heads · Establish and manage a team of experts to pre-review funding proposals before submission to the funding agency from IIT. · Increase the number of research interest groups and expand the interdisciplinary activities in conjunction with IITRI. Qualifications: Three years of research administration experience preferred. Experience with research proposal writing and solicitation of external funding for research. Experience with funding agency requirements and government research announcements. A minimum college degree is required. Excellent interpersonal skills, creativity and computer expertise are essential. Salary negotiable based on experience. For additional information or to send your resume and cover letter: Mohammad Shahidehpour, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate College and Associate Vice President for Research Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 South Federal Street, MB/301 Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-3024 Email: xxxxxx@iit.edu or Mary T. Spina, CRA Director, Sponsored Research Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 South Federal Street, MB/301 Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-3035 Email: xxxxxx@iit.edu ************************************************************* Mary T. Spina, CRA Director, Sponsored Research Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 South Federal Street, MB/301 Chicago, IL 60616-3793 Phone: 312.567.3035 Fax: 312.567.6980 email: xxxxxx@iit.edu http://www.iit.edu/colleges/grad/sresearc.htm ************************************************************* ===================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
