Job: RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT MANAGER

Research Advancement Manager
Arizona State University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Job Id# 23123

Duties and Responsibilities:
Works with minimal supervision from the director of the Consortium for Biosocial Complex Systems (CBCS) to oversee and manage a comprehensive research advancement effort focused 50% on the CBCS and 50% on the Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center. Responsibilities focus primarily on writing, editing and submitting grant proposals; preparing, analyzing and forecasting budgets; assisting principal investigators with all aspects of award administration; and identifying prospective funding sources.

The position requires close collaboration with faculty, program and business operations staff and serves as Consortium liaison to the Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration while providing a broad array of pre-and post-award administrative services.

Duties also include:
Writing and preparing internal and external reports, boilerplate content and biographies.

Advising on all relevant pre-award, regulatory, compliance and administrative policies and requirements

Communicating with sponsoring agencies

Maximizing use of online and other resources and tools

DAYS AND SCHEDULE:
Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

Department Statement/Gen Info:
The Consortium for Biosocial Complex Systems in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a newly-developed collaboration among the Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity and the Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity and is part of Arizona State University's Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative.

The Consortium was created to develop and promote a new science of biosocial system dynamics that uses a complex systems paradign, computational thinking and quantitative methods to forge a new and holistic understanding of life and society. Its nearly 50 core faculty and more than 50 affiliated faculty will drive the advancement of transdisciplinary research, real world applications and the education of a new generation of scientists centered on applying complexity sciences and advanced methods to the study of sociality across human and non-human systems.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field and (5) five years experience in any combination of the following areas: procurement (federal, state, or industrial), proposal submissions, contract negotiation, grant and contract administration and financial administration; AND (3) three years of supervisory experience, OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications:
-Exceptional writing skills; editing or publishing experience
-Track record of writing funded proposals
-Familiarity with funding agencies and needs of high-profile faculty
-Intermediate to advanced competency with Microsoft Office Suite; PeopleSoft
-Experience analyzing and managing multiple writing assignments, projects and timelines

Standard Statement:
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 67,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Close Date:
November 2, 2009

Instructions to Apply:
Application deadline is 11:59pm Arizona time on the day indicated.

Complete the required information and attach a single document, which includes: a cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references. Resume should include all employment in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

REQUESTED MATERIAL MUST BE IN ONE ATTACHMENT.

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