United States onlyPosition Title:
Assistant Director Grants - College of Veterinary MedicineJob Group:
Professional & ScientificRequired Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experiencePreferred Qualifications:
Certified Research Administrator (CRA).Experience working with the USDA, livestock commodity group, or other agricultural funding programs.
Experience with federal or state funding agencies, including proposal preparation, searching for funding opportunities, and/or communication with funding agencies.
Experience in accounting and purchasing procedures.
Experience directly supervising and training a team.
Experience working in a research Administration office.
Job Description:
Summary
Are you looking for the opportunity to have a fully remote position working with a Grants and Research team? The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is seeking a qualified candidate for the Assistant Director of Grants. In this role the candidate has the opportunity to work fully remote or choose a hybrid or in office schedule that works for them.
The Assistant Director of Grants will be responsible for management of the Pre-award team, promoting Research and Development activities and providing support forGraduate students in the CVM. Examples of these duties are below:
Directs and supervises the College of Veterinary Med (CVM) Grant and Research Team in providing pre-award grant and contract administrative services to CVM service units.
Ensures that the CVM Team operates in compliance with university, local, state, federal, and other funding agency regulations.
Reviews proposals to confirm budgets and ensure compliance.
Assist with the planning, development, modification, and implementation of research-related programs including USDA Capacity Grants and training grants.
Establishes and implements policies, procedures and programs for the CVM in the realm of research development and pre-award services.
Providing support for the veterinary summer scholars programs.
Providing support for graduate students, concurrent DVM/PhD students and veterinary summer research scholars.
Lead annual and intermittent reporting of research activities necessary for veterinary accreditation.
Collect and analyze financial, grant, and faculty complex data
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Example of Duties
• Possesses signature authority for legally binding contracts and grants with project sponsors.
• Reviews terms and conditions of contracts and grants proposed by external funding agencies.
• Negotiates contract language.
• Serves as a resource to the University contracts and grant administrators.
• Interprets terms and conditions of award documents.
• Prepares, negotiates and executes subcontracts.
• Reviews proposals to confirm budgets and ensure compliance.
• Supervises professional and support staff for grant and contract administration.
Level Guidelines
• Aware of key annual objectives of department or work unit
• Understands linkage between daily activities and achievement of annual objectives of department/work unit and explains to direct reports
• Focus on ISU’s mission and meeting department or work unit goals
• Supervises a small department or work team
• Often is a working supervisor with direct, previous experience performing work of those supervised
• Has full management responsibility for direct reports, specifically the authority to hire, fire, and counsel; may share part of responsibility with higher level management
• Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy
