Senior Research Scientist: Grants & Project Lead

Florida Institute of Technology; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Tech in Melbourne, FL seeks a Research Scientist to support funded research activities and the program's mission. Primary responsibilities include basic research within funded programs, proposal writing, grant administration, and supervising graduate assistants.

You will design and conduct research, prepare manuscripts for publication, and contribute to delivering technical reports and scientific outputs for sponsors.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience with funded research programs and grant administration.
• Ability to lead research projects and supervise graduate students.

Responsibilities

• Grant Administration and project management – manage people and processes to successfully implement funded research.
• Write proposals in response to RFPs. Collaborate internally and externally to prepare white papers and proposals.
• Monitor funding websites for contract opportunities.
• Manage research and development of new product in support of mission. Coordinate and manage teams to design and conduct basic and applied research in support of products.
• Coordinate and manage graduate student assistants who are assigned to work on various research projects.
• Write manuscripts for publication and presentation; include students co-authors as appropriate.

Skills

Grant writing

Proposal development

Project management

Research design

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Florida Tech in Melbourne, FL seeks a Research Scientist to support funded research activities and the program's mission. Primary responsibilities include basic research within funded programs, proposal writing, grant administration, and supervising graduate assistants.

You will design and conduct research, prepare manuscripts for publication, and contribute to delivering technical reports and scientific outputs for sponsors.