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Boston University DIRECTOR, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, Office of Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs in BOSTON, United States
Boston University's Office of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs (PDPA) seeks a Director of Research Development to lead a team providing full-service, centralized proposal development. With a focus on ensuring a supportive and competitive training environment for research and scholarship at BU, PDPA offers programs, resources and services for doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and their faculty mentors.
Reporting to the Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President, the Director of Research Development will provide strategic direction and leadership to a team of professionals providing full-service proposal development, at the central University level, for complex, multi-million dollar interdisciplinary and/or training grant proposals submitted by faculty teams across multiple departments. Research development services include disseminating competitive intelligence on funding programs, facilitating PI team building and ideation, writing and editing proposal sections, identifying, and securing external resources and leading external or red team review of proposals. The Director is also responsible for responding to relevant funding opportunities, supporting the federal and foundation relations teams overseeing the limited submission processes and community funding opportunities. The Director will organize strategic workshops and events that enable faculty and researchers to submit high-quality, competitive proposals in alignment with best practices.
Required Skills
Master's degree and 8 years of related experience.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .
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