Research Development Coordinator
University of Tennessee College of Arts & Sciences
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Knoxville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Actively advance College goals by accelerating development of early career faculty toward securing external research funding.
- Strengthen the quality of proposal submissions and promote large-scale, multi-investigator collaborations among post-tenure faculty.
- Engage in one-on-one collaboration with faculty members to help articulate funding agendas, and develop proposal writing skills.
- Conduct workshops and seminars to promote research collaborations and support the initiation of large-scale research teams.
- Assist faculty with proposal development, outline narratives, tailor messages to specific agencies, and coach faculty on proposal writing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Engineering, or STEM field.
- Three (3) years of related work experience writing, editing, and/or developing competitive proposals, or one (1) year of such experience with a graduate degree.
- Experience interpreting funding opportunity announcements (RFAs/RFPs/PAs/BAAs) issued by federal, state, private, and corporate sponsors.
- Fundamental knowledge and understanding of how federal sponsors support research activities, preferably in a university or national laboratory environment.
- Excellent communication (oral & written), analytical, strategic planning, and organizational skills.
- Ability to organize, analyze, and interpret complex scientific or technical data, and translate complex technical information for target audiences.
- Ability to take responsibility for assignments; proactively solve problems; prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to different personalities to assist individuals in recognizing their best path forward.
- Flexibility to take on new tasks and re-prioritize in a constantly changing environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Professional, and the ability to quickly learn new software programs.
Benefits
- Career development and coaching
- Continued education
- Extensive list of development and training possibilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
proposal writingeditingdeveloping competitive proposalsinterpreting funding opportunity announcementsanalyzing complex scientific datatranslating technical information
Soft skills
communicationanalytical skillsstrategic planningorganizational skillsproblem-solvingproject managementadaptability