Assistant Vice President of Sponsored Research and Administration

Assistant Vice President of Sponsored Research and Administration

Job Duties Summary:

Rowan University is a growing, dynamic university and it is recognized as one of the top 100 public universities in the nation. It was ranked the nation's third-fastest growing public research institution by Chronicle of Higher Education this year. Rowan has risen from normal to extraordinary, and recently, has celebrated the newly formed Rowan Virtua College of Medicine and Life Sciences and The Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine. Rowan’s research expenditures have increased seven times over the last decade and faculty are actively engaged in cutting-edge research sponsored by various funding agencies, such as but not limited to: Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and NASA. It is an exciting time to be at Rowan and the Division of University Research (DUR) is being re-envisioned, and restructured. If you are interested in becoming part of a rising university and leading a dynamic Office of Sponsored Programs team, read over the job description below and apply!

The Assistant Vice President for Research reports directly to the Vice President for Research, and will serve as a senior member of the Division of University Research (DUR)’s leadership team. This individual will have responsibility for oversight and support the daily operation of the Office of Sponsored Programs, and collaborate closely with other departments both within DUR and throughout Rowan University  to lead a strong culture of customer service and will support professionalism, accountability, and compliance, improve operational efficiency, and rapid research growth.  They will engage with research faculty, staff, research centers, college leadership and other research supporting units at all Rowan University campuses; and the research community on matters related to grant submission and management. They are well immersed in the research community, and have rich knowledge of policies, procedures, and regulations related to pre-award and post-award management. 

Position Summary:

The AVPSRA will provide vision and leadership on all matters relating to sponsored programs, working to create foundational, sustainable, effective, and efficient sponsored programs policies, procedures, and practices to support Rowan’s future status as a R1 institution. The AVPSRA oversees pre and post-award across all campuses of Rowan, and supports all Schools and Colleges, Centers, and Institutes in their sponsored programs work. The AVPSRA will be an authorized signatory on sponsored programs documents (e.g., serving as the AOR), and will act as the subject matter expert in many sponsored programs areas, including interfacing and supporting other offices at Rowan (e.g., Research Compliance, General Counsel, Finance, etc.). This is a confidential position, reporting to and thought-partnering with the Vice President of Research.

Job responsibilities:

• Serve as the chief finance and operations officer for the Division of Research, including the development of all budgets for the Division of Research
• Lead and manage all sponsored programs activities across Rowan University and support such activities across all affiliate or partnership agreements
• Provide and propose input on strategic directions, organizational structure and efficiencies, to support Rowan University’s goal of achieving R1 status
• Oversee and directly manage pre and post award activities, staff, business processes, databases, subscriptions, memberships and all related obligations
• Continually assess and implement best practices and develop policies/procedures accordingly, including participation/coordination in all internal and external audit activities  
• Develop and negotiate complex federal and other research agreements beyond the scope of the Office of Sponsored Programs (such as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements), and partner, as needed, with other University offices
• Coordinate pre and post-award efforts of all offices reporting to or working with the Division of University Research
• Ensure appropriate education and training is provided to all researchers and related decentralized personnel, (e.g., faculty, staff and students) as well as staff for pre and post-awards
• Represent DUR on University committees and serve as communications liaison for Division of University Research, including outreach with other departments and the development of joint policies and procedures. 
• Serve as point person for inquiries of DUR data and metrics for both internal and external data requests, and as a part of continuous improvement, develop and implement meaningful data and metrics for DUR. Prepare reporting and anal