Research Development Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chapel Hill, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Position Summary
UNC Chapel Hills ( UNC CH) research expenditures exceeded $1.6B in 2025 ranking seventh among the nations public universities. Research efforts at UNC CH span a vast array of disciplines and continue to increase in scale and quality through collaboration across academic boundaries and by partnerships with diverse groups across the US and around the world. This approach reflects UNC CHs longstanding emphasis on a culture of interdisciplinary scholarship between and among the arts and humanities the basic and applied physical sciences and health science research. The Office of Research Development an office within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research ( OVCR ) seeks a dynamic and highly motivated individual for the position of Research Development Manager to support UNC CHs growing research enterprise. The Research Development Manager advances ORDs efforts to help UNC Chapel Hill compete for large and complex external funding opportunities. The position works across schools departments centers and institutes to understand UNCs research strengths identify strategic funding opportunities and connect faculty investigators with the collaborators sponsor information and proposal development resources needed to pursue major awards. This role guides proposal efforts from early concept development through submission coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working with departmental pre-award personnel ORD colleagues and sponsor contacts to shape competitive applications. The position contributes to proposal strategy technical writing and editing alignment of internal Strategic Research Areas with external funding priorities and development of proposal resources that help research teams respond effectively to sponsor expectations. The position also contributes to ORDs broader research development work by engaging with external partners guiding internally funded teams and early-career researchers as they pursue extramural funding and communicating timely funding intelligence to campus stakeholders through targeted opportunity notices agency updates newsletters and related materials.
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Ability to communicate effectively in both writing and orally inside and outside the University.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Experience working in research development and / or research administration. The ideal candidate will be a scientist that has supported grant submissions and/or has obtained his/her own grant funding able to develop strong scientific understanding of different types of research being conducted at UNC -Chapel Hill welcomes new responsibilities and is organized and detail oriented. A publication record is expected but not required.
UNC Chapel Hills ( UNC CH) research expenditures exceeded $1.6B in 2025 ranking seventh among the nations public universities. Research efforts at UNC CH span a vast array of disciplines and continue to increase in scale and quality through collaboration across academic boundaries and by partnerships with diverse groups across the US and around the world. This approach reflects UNC CHs longstanding emphasis on a culture of interdisciplinary scholarship between and among the arts and humanities the basic and applied physical sciences and health science research. The Office of Research Development an office within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research ( OVCR ) seeks a dynamic and highly motivated individual for the position of Research Development Manager to support UNC CHs growing research enterprise. The Research Development Manager advances ORDs efforts to help UNC Chapel Hill compete for large and complex external funding opportunities. The position works across schools departments centers and institutes to understand UNCs research strengths identify strategic funding opportunities and connect faculty investigators with the collaborators sponsor information and proposal development resources needed to pursue major awards. This role guides proposal efforts from early concept development through submission coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working with departmental pre-award personnel ORD colleagues and sponsor contacts to shape competitive applications. The position contributes to proposal strategy technical writing and editing alignment of internal Strategic Research Areas with external funding priorities and development of proposal resources that help research teams respond effectively to sponsor expectations. The position also contributes to ORDs broader research development work by engaging with external partners guiding internally funded teams and early-career researchers as they pursue extramural funding and communicating timely funding intelligence to campus stakeholders through targeted opportunity notices agency updates newsletters and related materials.
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Ability to communicate effectively in both writing and orally inside and outside the University.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Experience working in research development and / or research administration. The ideal candidate will be a scientist that has supported grant submissions and/or has obtained his/her own grant funding able to develop strong scientific understanding of different types of research being conducted at UNC -Chapel Hill welcomes new responsibilities and is organized and detail oriented. A publication record is expected but not required.
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About Company
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best ... View more
