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Inside Higher Ed · 3 weeks ago

Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support

Hanover, NH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$125K/yr - $145K/yr

8+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is seeking an Associate Director for Engineering Grant Support to catalyze major strategic research initiatives at the Thayer School of Engineering. This role involves identifying research support opportunities, connecting faculty projects to resources, and supervising grant application activities to enhance Dartmouth's research and scholarship.

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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

Grant writingGrant managementStrategic program developmentGrantmaking institutionsInterpersonal skillsProject managementAnalytical skillsDiversity commitmentCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Master's degree

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