Internal Job Number: P08020UF
Description: The Associate Vice President for Research Advancement and Strategy is seeking a Strategic Proposal Development Specialist. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE ), 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Strategic Proposal Development ( SPD ) Specialist will work to expand the capacity of faculty teams to prepare large, complex, transdisciplinary competitive research and programmatic proposals for federal, state, and private funding. The SPD Specialist will facilitate proposal development of large-scale, interdisciplinary, and inter-institutional projects in collaboration with pre-award and research development professionals across the eleven colleges at Oregon State University ( OSU ), and any partnering institutions and organizations. Key responsibilities include coordinating the submission of large and complex proposals, providing proposal development know-how and input on grant readiness and competitiveness, organizing proposal review panels, and writing non-technical and institutional proposal sections. The SPD Specialist will facilitate faculty funding success by identifying and tracking major funding opportunities using funding databases, federal agency websites, peer institutions' websites, and other resources. The SPD Specialist will assist in promoting awareness of limited submission and large funding opportunities of $1M or more that are relevant to OSU as an R1 institution, assisting in the management of internal competitions and contributing to communications via website and email newsletters. The SPD Specialist will report to the Associate Vice President for Research Advancement and Strategy and will work collaboratively with the Office of Research Advancement ( ORA ) team to manage research development initiatives, programs, and engagement events that enable faculty to become more competitive in securing extramural funding for large transdisciplinary projects that advance OSU's Strategic Plan priorities. With $480 million in competitive research awards in Fiscal Year 2023, OSU continues to lead the way with practical, problem-solving research that improves lives, protects natural resources, and generates economic growth to transform our future. Oregon State's researchers are top ranked in their fields, hold leadership positions in international and national professional organizations, and have received prestigious honors and earned global reputations. Oregon State is also building the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Center by 2026, a new $200M university-wide research complex that will be at the center of OSU's future transdisciplinary research enterprise and strategic plan and that will host five new signature research facilities, including one of the nation's most powerful supercomputers.
Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty): Typically requires Master's Degree in field relevant to program focus.
Requirements : Bachelor's degree in science, communications, journalism, English, education, or closely related field At least three years of experience in grant writing, research development, or research administration Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated ability to analyze and summarize funding opportunity announcements Demonstrated ability to work with and/or manage large, collaborative teams Demonstrated ability to write, proofread, and/or edit technical writing Demonstrated ability to work productively across academic units and to develop and to foster partnerships with a wide variety of university and external constituencies Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the research enterprise
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months. When they have the driving Check mark.
Type: This position may have an in-person, hybrid, or fully remote location. The incumbent in this position must be available to meet virtually with researchers, teams, ORA staff, and other university partners during standard working hours of 8 am – 5 pm Pacific Time.
Additional Salary Information: $51,072 - $86,904
About Oregon State University
Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon?s natural wonders.Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose ? making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state?s Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon?s leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State?s impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension offic ... es, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon State has a presence in every one of Oregon?s 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion.Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology.Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose ? making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. Show more
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