Director, Grants and Research Development

Lindenwood University; St. Charles (IL); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Employer-paid tuition (bachelor’s &amp

Comprehensive benefits plan

Professional development via Lindenowe

Free lunch Fridays

Descrizione del lavoro

Lindenwood University in Illinois is seeking a Director of Grants and Research Development to lead, shape, and expand the university’s research enterprise and sponsored programs. You will work with faculty, students, and external partners to identify funding opportunities and craft competitive proposals.

The role requires strategic vision, strong leadership, and the ability to build partnerships with government agencies, foundations, and industry to drive measurable growth in external funding

Competenze

• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

Mansioni

• Develops and implements a university-wide strategy for research, innovation, and sponsored programs aligned with institutional priorities
• Identifies high-value funding opportunities and develops a pipeline of significant grant and contract opportunities
• Leads the development of major and complex proposals from concept through submission
• Strengthens faculty capacity and expands faculty and student participation in research and sponsored activities
• Establishes metrics and assesses growth in proposals, awards, external funding, participation, and partnerships
• Oversee the sponsored-project lifecycle in collaboration with the Grants Manager, Fiscal Affairs, and investigators
• Serves as the University's Authorized Organizational Representative and oversees internal research funding programs
• Provides oversight of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional research compliance
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, sponsor, and institutional requirements
• Develops scalable policies, procedures, and systems to support research growth, operational effectiveness, and research integrity
• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University's values
• Leads the Office of Grants and Research Development through a service-oriented approach that supports faculty, staff, students, and University stakeholders
• Provides responsive guidance and support to faculty and investigators throughout the proposal development and sponsored-project lifecycle
• Promotes effective and efficient processes that enhance the experience of faculty, staff, and other stakeholders engaged in research and sponsored programs
• Convenes and leads interdisciplinary teams to develop significant grant, contract, and research opportunities
• Advises University leadership on funding opportunities, research trends, partnerships, risks, and resource needs
• Communicates research priorities, funding opportunities, requirements, and outcomes effectively across the University
• Collaborates with the Grants Manager, Fiscal Affairs, investigators, faculty, and other University stakeholders to support successful sponsored activities
• Cultivates and maintains relationships with government agencies, research organizations, funding entities, and other external partners
• Builds internal and external partnerships that advance institutional priorities and contribute to measurable growth in research and sponsored funding
• Job may require other duties as assigned.

Descrizione del lavoro

Welcome to Career Opportunities at Lindenwood University.

Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday - Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 - Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Director, Grants and Research Development

Division: Academic Affairs

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs

Positions Supervised: N/A

Job Summary

The director, grants and research development provides strategic and entrepreneurial leadership to expand Lindenwood University's research, scholarship, creative activity, innovation, and sponsored programs. Working with University leadership, faculty, students, and external partners, the Director strengthens the University's research enterprise, expands opportunities for faculty and students, and advances institutional capacity for externally funded research. A primary responsibility is increasing the University's success in securing grants and contracts by identifying high-value funding opportunities, developing competitive proposals, building partnerships, and cultivating relationships with government agencies, foundations, industry, and other sponsors.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Develops and implements a university-wide strategy for research, innovation, and sponsored programs aligned with institutional priorities
• Identifies high-value funding opportunities and develops a pipeline of significant grant and contract opportunities
• Leads the development of major and complex proposals from concept through submission
• Strengthens faculty capacity and expands faculty and student participation in research and sponsored activities
• Establishes metrics and assesses growth in proposals, awards, external funding, participation, and partnerships
• Oversee the sponsored-project lifecycle in collaboration with the Grants Manager, Fiscal Affairs, and investigators
• Serves as the University's Authorized Organizational Representative and oversees internal research funding programs
• Provides oversight of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional research compliance
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, sponsor, and institutional requirements
• Develops scalable policies, procedures, and systems to support research growth, operational effectiveness, and research integrity

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University's values
• Leads the Office of Grants and Research Development through a service-oriented approach that supports faculty, staff, students, and University stakeholders
• Provides responsive guidance and support to faculty and investigators throughout the proposal development and sponsored-project lifecycle
• Promotes effective and efficient processes that enhance the experience of faculty, staff, and other stakeholders engaged in research and sponsored programs
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Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration

• Partners with University leadership and academic units to advance institutional research and innovation priorities
• Convenes and leads interdisciplinary teams to develop significant grant, contract, and research opportunities
• Advises University leadership on funding opportunities, research trends, partnerships, risks, and resource needs
• Communicates research priorities, funding opportunities, requirements, and outcomes effectively across the University
• Collaborates with the Grants Manager, Fiscal Affairs, investigators, faculty, and other University stakeholders to support successful sponsored activities
• Cultivates and maintains relationships with government agencies, research organizations, funding entities, and other external partners
• Builds internal and external partnerships that advance institutional priorities and contribute to measurable growth in research and sponsored funding

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered