Manager Of Research & Scholarship-Nursing-Research Programs

Market Range 13

Hiring Range: $5,515.71 - $7,527.24/Monthly

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  The Manager of Research and Scholarship provides expertise in the field of research, educational or project/program grants. This position serves as a resource for the Associate Dean for Nursing Research and the College of Nursing (CON). This position is for the day-to-day management of various grant activities, including preparation, submission, financial oversight, and reporting for the CON. This position has significant budgetary responsibility for the department.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Creates budgets for submissions; makes recommendations regarding appropriate grant funds allocation or commits funds to appropriate line items to Project Directors and grant teams, if needed; researches salaries and determines proper percentages for grant personnel.
2. Arranges and schedules conferences, meetings, conference calls, and other events as needed in regard to grant submissions; initiates correspondence to grant personnel, outside agencies, departments and University officials related to grant submissions.
3. Develops, maintains, and revises grant budgets. Assists in the development and management of the department budget.
4. Provides overall planning and coordination of available resources, tasks, and necessary steps to complete grant submissions and other research support tasks within a specified time frame.
5. Communicates with and provides an advanced level of guidance and direction to individuals included on a particular grant during proposal writing and grant submission.
6. Instructs relevant faculty, business managers, and support staff on grant forms and procedures.
7. Serves as a grant expert for the CON; transforms grant ideas from grant personnel into operationalized goals and objectives, if needed.
8. Identifies grant opportunities and assists faculty members apply for grant funding. Assists faculty in the acquisition and interpretation of grant guidelines.
9. Assists grant personnel in online post-award reporting.
10. Compiles and submits timely and accurate grant performance reports, non-competing continuations, and other related progress reports to funding agencies.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  

 EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s Degree. (Master’s Degree preferred)   (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

 EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of professional experience with grants and research in an academic or business setting. Three (3) years of professional experience supervising employees and developing, managing, and tracking budgets is preferred.

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Expertise in constructing and submitting grant proposals.
• Superb analytical, project coordination and management skills.
• Ability to understand evaluation protocols and collect empirical data.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Superb and outstan