Senior Research Development Officer

NORDP, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas A&M System Offices is seeking a Senior Research Development Officer to provide strategic leadership for large-scale research development initiatives across TAMUS member institutions. The role acts as a senior advisor to faculty, research leadership, and institutional stakeholders to increase competitiveness for federal, foundation, industry, and philanthropic funding opportunities.

Responsibilities include drafting and refining proposal narratives, collaborating with faculty to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success with funded federal proposals.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to independently make decisions.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and refine proposal narratives for federal, foundation, and industry sponsors.
• Collaborate with faculty to articulate compelling research impact, innovation, and broader impacts.
• Review proposals for compliance with sponsor guidelines and evaluation criteria.
• Develop boilerplate content, institutional descriptions, and shared proposal resources.
• Coordinate proposal timelines and writing schedules.
• Provide writing workshops and grantsmanship training.
• Support development of white papers, concept papers, and strategic research communications.
• Maintain quality assurance processes for major proposal submissions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Federal proposals

Writing & editing

MS Office suite

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Decision-making

Multitasking & teamwork

Tools

Word processing tools

Spreadsheets

Database applications

Job description

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The Senior Research Development Officer provides strategic leadership for large-scale research development initiatives across TAMUS member institutions. The position serves as a senior advisor to faculty, research leadership, and institutional stakeholders to increase competitiveness for federal, foundation, industry, and philanthropic funding opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, edit, and refine proposal narratives for federal, foundation, and industry sponsors.
• Collaborate with faculty to articulate compelling research impact, innovation, and broader impacts.
• Review proposals for compliance with sponsor guidelines and evaluation criteria.
• Develop boilerplate content, institutional descriptions, and shared proposal resources.
• Coordinate proposal timelines and writing schedules.
• Provide writing workshops and grantsmanship training.
• Support development of white papers, concept papers, and strategic research communications.
• Maintain quality assurance processes for major proposal submissions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated success with funded federal proposals.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to independently make decisions.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Other Requirements:

This is a security-sensitive position and is restricted to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents only. Only complete applications will be considered for employment at The Texas A&M System Offices. Incomplete job application data could result in your application being rejected without an option to reapply. A cover letter and resume may be required in addition to a completed employment application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, includingthe completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.