Assistant Director, Research Development & Grants

Laseagrant; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for the Assistant Director of Research Development and Management within the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE).

This 100% full-time role offers a hybrid schedule with three days per week on campus in Urbana-Champaign and a competitive salary range. The position focuses on growing sustainability research funding and coordinating cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in science, engineering, or social science.
• At least four years’ experience in research development and engagement with research teams.
• Experience writing and securing federal research grants (NSF, USDA, DOE, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the iSEE leadership to shape the institute's research portfolio and strategy.
• Identify strategic funding opportunities and match to researchers.
• Develop interdisciplinary, multi-investigator proposals with timelines and supporting documents.
• Coordinate interactions with iSEE business office and units involved in proposal submissions.
• Organize and facilitate interdisciplinary team-building workshops and scholarly networking.

Skills

Research development

Grant management

Proposal development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree

PhD preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for the Assistant Director of Research Development and Management within the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE).

This 100% full-time role offers a hybrid schedule with three days per week on campus in Urbana-Champaign and a competitive salary range. The position focuses on growing sustainability research funding and coordinating cross-disciplinary teams.