Director, Grants and Research Development

Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:

• Upon hire employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelors (employee spouse and dependent) and masters degree programs (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day Good Friday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving break (Wednesday Friday) and winter break (Dec. 23 Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Director Grants and Research Development

Division: Academic Affairs

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs

Positions Supervised: N/A

Job Summary

The director grants and research development provides strategic and entrepreneurial leadership to expand Lindenwood Universitys research scholarship creative activity innovation and sponsored programs. Working with University leadership faculty students and external partners the Director strengthens the Universitys research enterprise expands opportunities for faculty and students and advances institutional capacity for externally funded research. A primary responsibility is increasing the Universitys success in securing grants and contracts by identifying high-value funding opportunities developing competitive proposals building partnerships and cultivating relationships with government agencies foundations industry and other sponsors.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Develops and implements a university-wide strategy for research innovation and sponsored programs aligned with institutional priorities
• Identifies high-value funding opportunities and develops a pipeline of significant grant and contract opportunities
• Leads the development of major and complex proposals from concept through submission
• Strengthens faculty capacity and expands faculty and student participation in research and sponsored activities
• Establishes metrics and assesses growth in proposals awards external funding participation and partnerships
• Oversee the sponsored-project lifecycle in collaboration with the Grants Manager Fiscal Affairs and investigators
• Serves as the Universitys Authorized Organizational Representative and oversees internal research funding programs
• Provides oversight of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional research compliance
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal state sponsor and institutional requirements
• Develops scalable policies procedures and systems to support research growth operational effectiveness and research integrity

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models supports and holds others accountable to the Universitys values
• Leads the Office of Grants and Research Development through a service-oriented approach that supports faculty staff students and University stakeholders
• Provides responsive guidance and support to faculty and investigators throughout the proposal development and sponsored-project lifecycle
• Promotes effective and efficient processes that enhance the experience of faculty staff and other stakeholders engaged in research and sponsored programs
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Communication Teamwork and Collaboration

• Partners with University leadership and academic units to advance institutional research and innovation priorities
• Convenes and leads interdisciplinary teams to develop significant grant contract and research opportunities
• Advises University leadership on funding opportunities research trends partnerships risks and resource needs
• Communicates research priorities funding opportunities requirements and outcomes effectively across the University
• Collaborates with the Grants Manager Fiscal Affairs investigators faculty and other University stakeholders to support successful sponsored activities
• Cultivates and maintains relationships with government agencies research organizations funding entities and other external partners
• Builds internal and external partnerships that advance institutional priorities and contribute to measurable growth in research and sponsored funding

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications An equivalent combination of education training and experience will be considered.

• Masters degree in a research focused field or related discipline
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in research sponsored programs research administration research development or a related higher education or research environment
• Demonstrated experience supporting externally funded research sponsored projects and/or investigators pursuing external funding
• Demonstrated success in securing competitive grants contracts or external funding
• Working knowledge of research compliance research ethics and the regulatory environment applicable to university research
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while also managing hands-on operational responsibilities in a developing organization
• Strong leadership communication collaboration project management and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty institutional leaders students and external partners

Work Environment Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this jobs functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood Universitys flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting
• Non-standard flex

Physical Abilities The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this jobs essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time Ability to lift or carry items typically found in an office environment such as documents or a laptop usually up to 10-20 pounds
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal state and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race color religion gender age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.