Assistant Director, NSF EPSCoR Programs

University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Sick leave

Holidays

Retirement plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Educational opportunities

Job summary

University of Kansas invites applications for an Assistant Director to manage operations and budgeting for the NSF EPSCoR RII program across Kansas universities. The role requires coordinating with NSF, partner institutions, and state agencies to support timely project goals.

You will lead day-to-day activities, oversee financial reporting, planning, and stakeholder communications, and help ensure compliance with federal and university policies. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 3 years relevant experience.
• Two years experience in managing large projects with multiple stakeholders across sectors.
• Two years experience in budget development, administration, forecasting, reporting.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Experience organizing conferences, workshops and meetings.
• Two years experience in data analysis and preparing reports from multiple data sets.

Responsibilities

• Directs day-to-day operations of the Kansas NSF EPSCoR Office, ensuring compliance with policies, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Provides programmatic and administrative support to the Director, including budget coordination and policy implementation.
• Serves as liaison with NSF, participating universities, state agencies, legislators, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates planning and logistics for program meetings and events, advisory committees, and the NSF EPSCoR Symposium.
• Prepares and submits project and program reports, including NSF progress reports, and maintains data for evaluations and site visits.
• Administers internal funding and proposal processes, including RFPs, external reviews, and award documentation.
• Shares responsibility with Office of Research for all financial, accounting, budgeting, compliance, and reporting functions.

Skills

Written communication

Data analysis

Conference planning

Microsoft Office

Travel flexibility

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in business / accounting / English / communications / STEM

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

University of Kansas invites applications for an Assistant Director to manage operations and budgeting for the NSF EPSCoR RII program across Kansas universities. The role requires coordinating with NSF, partner institutions, and state agencies to support timely project goals.

You will lead day-to-day activities, oversee financial reporting, planning, and stakeholder communications, and help ensure compliance with federal and university policies. Travel may be required.