Research Development Officer

Agency

Department

What we want

The RDO will work under the direction and guidance and be trained by the Senior Research Development officer. Provides advice to individual faculty and research teams on funding opportunity announcement (FOA) requirements with a focus on external federal and other agency funding opportunities. Aids and advises faculty on writing grant applications that are aligned with FOAs, with attention to the review criteria and the relevant agency application guides. Advises on elements of competitive grant applications and provide support in proposal narrative development, review, feedback, and editing. Provides general editing services to SPH faculty as needed with their academic manuscripts, conference presentation materials, and all other types of written work.  

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to elected hire's experience.

Other Information: Telecommuting permitted up to one day per week within the same county.

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these int he CV/Resume section.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Educational Administration, and Human Resource Development, or related field.

Minimum Experience Required: Three (3) years of combined experience and/or training in the following for a total of three (3) years of experience in: participating in or designing and conducting empirical research at academic or research institutions; documenting college-based and multidisciplinary research programs; developing or writing proposals submitted to federal, state, or private research funding agencies; and providing technical and general editing for faculty whose primary language is not English.

Alternate Requirements

Alternate Education Required: Master’s degree in Public Health, Educational Administration, and Human Resource Development, or related field.

Alternate Experience Required: One (1) year of combined experience and/or training in the following for a total of one (1) year experience in: participating in or designing and conducting empirical research at academic or research institutions; documenting college-based and multidisciplinary research programs; developing or writing proposals submitted to federal, state, or private research funding agencies; and providing technical and general editing for faculty whose primary language is not English.

Job Duties: Responsible for Proposal, Grant, and Funding Applications/Writing including locating and providing advice to individual faculty and faculty teams about funding opportunity announcements (FOA) and their associated submission requirements; supporting the writing of external research funding applications; working in consultation with faculty in the preparation and writing of successful proposals to competitions at the federal (e.g., NIH, HRSA, NSF, NASA), state (CPRIT, THHS), and local levels; providing support, reviews, and critiques of proposal narrative development, and providing feedback, suggestions, and editing; advising on elements of competitive grant applications; providing insight during the proposal writing process to ensure that the objectives and goals of the faculty member or team are clearly visible to the members of funding agency proposal review panels; and conferring with individual faculty regarding the review of previous grant applications and provides strategic advice on resubmissions. Responsible for editing including providing editing services to SPH faculty on research funding proposals, research manuscripts for publication, book chapters, written conference materials (PowerPoints, posters, etc.), university, SPH, and departmental documentation, and all other forms of written work. Responsible for performing development administration tasks including keeping abreast of federal and state funding agency priorities and initiatives; connecting researchers to funding opportunities and research resources; developing tools and guidance documents related to proposal development; and interpreting grant proposal requirements and PI eligibility and locating all needed proposal development resources needed by the members of faculty proposal development teams. Responsible for communication including coordinating, creating, and updating SPH and departmental resources for research faculty; preparing and maintaining written boilerplate information related to the School of Public Health, centers, departments, and university; disseminating notices about research progress and successful funding; and performing other duties as assigned. Responsible for professional development including attending training programs for professional development and continuing education in research development, technical writing, and other topics related to core job duties.

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, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.