Florida State University · 2 days ago
Assistant in Research, 12 Month Salaried (Senior Editor)
Tallahassee, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelFlorida State University is one of the nation's elite research universities, dedicated to preserving and disseminating knowledge across various fields. The Assistant in Research will provide editorial support for grant proposals, assist in research development, and promote funding opportunities for faculty.
EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
(80%) Proposal Development, Editing, and Production: Provide faculty and academic staff researchers with editorial support in developing grant proposals to federal and state funding agencies, private foundations, and other non-federal funding agencies, as well as to university-sponsored internal grant programs; Read, evaluate, and edit research proposals and accompanying documentation and conferring with faculty regarding changes in content, style, and organization; Conduct a methodological review of the proposals; Rewrite content, as needed, to improve readability; Edit research proposals to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax; Verify facts using standard reference sources; and Manage the research proposal layout and typesetting while ensuring adherence to donor deadlines and budget requirements
(5%) Research Development, Communication, and Grant Writing Best Practices: Contribute to the set-up/coordination of successful examples archives; Stay abreast of and communicate trends and issues related to grantsmanship and proposal writing best practices (e.g., read articles, attend workshops); Attend on-campus meetings on research development; Prepare resources for writing effective research proposals, such as editorial style guides; and Guide PIs on strengthening the methodology (quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods) during ideation meetings
(5%) Funding Opportunities Research and Faculty Outreach: Generate and increase faculty interest in submitting grant proposals; In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Research, meet individually with new and current faculty to become aware of their research interests; Engage in meeting scheduling, preparation/research, facilitation, and follow-up (e.g., maintain proposal schedule updates, create grant references/checklists, conduct personalized grant searches); Conduct targeted grant searches for CEHHS faculty, matchmaking research activities with Federal and foundation funding opportunities; and Assist with finding funding opportunities for faculty through secondary research and informing faculty about the editorial and other research proposal writing support available at the Office of Research
(5%) Associate Dean Support via Service and Research Promotion: Meet regularly with the Associate Dean of Research to discuss current activities and upcoming tasks related to research development and research amplification activities; and Assist with and provide support for the Colleges’ research incentive and catalyst programs, faculty award support programs, and citation and indexing initiatives
(5%) Pre-Award Support and OoR Event Support: Support grants specialists (GSs) with federal RAMP documents, especially in high-volume times (e.g., multiple concurrent IES submissions), small private foundation applications (budget, portal, RAMP), and Letters of Intent (LOIs); Assist PIs with CRC portal/submissions; and Support the Office of Research with the Colleges’ annual research conference planning/facilitation and new faculty orientation
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in health, human sciences, kinesiology, English, journalism, education, or a related field
Preferred
Editorial experience (not actual work experience, but knowledge or expertise) in an academic setting, academic publisher, or funding agency that supports academic research development
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Company
Florida State University
Florida State University is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research uivnersity.
Founded in 1851
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$108.2MKey Investors
National Science FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2024-02-23Grant· $6M
2023-01-27Grant· $72.7M
2021-10-14Grant· $14.5M
Leadership Team
Ebe Randeree
Associate Dean. College of Communication & Information
Jeff Latimer
Associate Director of Information Technology
Recent News
2025-11-24
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