Dartmouth College · 1 month ago
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support.
Hanover, NH
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$125K/yr - $145K/yr
8+ years expDartmouth College is a prestigious institution seeking an Associate Director for Engineering Grant Support. The role focuses on catalyzing strategic research initiatives to support extramurally funded scholarship in engineering and involves coordinating faculty grant applications and enhancing research opportunities.
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Responsibilities
Creates strategic programs to help develop complex multi-investigator proposals (including projects >$10M), uniting faculty across the relevant academic areas and cultivating interdisciplinary research that will lead to significant new opportunities for funding
Incubates, develops, and refines areas of scholarly focus in collaboration with researchers, catalyzing grant proposals and new initiatives within and beyond the Thayer ecosystem
Engages with graduate students, post docs, and faculty individually or in shared-interest networks, to create long-term strategies to obtain sustained support for new or enhanced scholarly activities, including the nomination of faculty for prizes and awards
Strengthens the culture across the institution of pursuing grant-funding for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in research and scholarship
Marshals institutional resources, contributing direct support of proposal writing, review, and revision
Generates and implements strategies to embed Dartmouth’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research programs
Works directly with faculty to address broader impact requirements of proposals; connects faculty to others (internally and externally) who may be appropriate broader impact partners
Identifies, creates, and cultivates strategic relationships with a primary focus on appropriate federal program officers, but also including regional and international partners, to generate opportunities for Dartmouth research programs
Attends events and webinars hosted by federal agencies, sharing relevant insights with GrantGPS and Thayer faculty
Works collaboratively with staff providing institutional support to identify, write, and submit grants at Dartmouth, including the Office of Sponsored Projects ( OSP ), Dartmouth and Geisel/Dartmouth Health Offices of Corporate and Foundation Relations ( CFR ), the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, in coordination with the Vice Provost for Research and the academic deans
Shares research advances with internal and external constituencies, regionally and nationally, in coordination with other outreach and communications offices at Dartmouth
Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree
Master's degree in a relevant area or the equivalent in education and experience
8+ years of experience working in complex institutions with significant grant-funded activity
Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community
Evidence of successful grant writing and grant management
Experience working with academic leadership, faculty members, and grantmaking institutions at the international, national, and regional levels, particularly in the sciences
Demonstrated exceptional writing, analytical, and communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to engage intellectually with faculty and trainees across a wide variety of disciplines and instructional formats
Excellent organizational, project management, and decision-making skills
Comprehensive knowledge of national and regional grantmaking institutions
Knowledge of the systems and processes of university research and the role of scholarship in academic career trajectories
Preferred
PhD
Experience in higher education/university setting
Company
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's academic institutions.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2023 (9)
2022 (55)
2021 (25)
2020 (38)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$61.2MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAllison MagnusonAlfred P. Sloan Foundation
2022-08-25Grant
2018-10-28Grant· $10M
2018-05-07Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Eric R Fossum
John H Krehbiel Sr. Professor of Emerging Technologies, Thayer School of Engineering
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