Join our Team: Staff Positions

The Assistant Director position will report to the Director and will be part of a leadership responsible for the oversight of the grants team.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides back up and support to the Administration team in times of heavy deadlines and proposal/award overload.
• Manages a team of grant administration professionals to define and implement strategies for efficient review of proposals and the effective negotiation and intake of awards.
• Provides expert guidance on complex negotiation issues and consultation regarding overall adherence to federal, state, and private regulations as they apply to a broad range of sponsored activities.
• Participates and leads efforts to formalize standard operating procedures to provide consistency throughout the office.
• Advises and assists in planning, directing, and reporting the activities of the programs administered by the Office of Research, and assists in developing and implementing procedures for said programs.
• Responsible for maintaining an inclusive working environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director or other appropriate administrator.

General Responsibilities

• Advises faculty on long-term financial viability of department/center given multiple grants and contracts from various sources with differing project end dates.
• Locates and identifies sources of outside funding on own accord.
• Develops budget proposals and monitors the resulting awards received for academic and research projects and programs.
• Interprets regulations and guidelines of multiple programs funding with complex and broad guidelines for spending.
• Evaluates contract compliance and advises others on contractual rights and obligations.
• Requests or approves amendments to contract terms or contract extensions.
• Prepares bids or request for proposals (RFPs), including specifications and requirements; negotiates contract terms and participates in the determination of acceptable bids.
• Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, university policies/procedures and federal/state regulations.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Assists the Food Kitchen Manager.
• Oversees food service provided to human subjects participating on dietary intervention feeding trials.
• Oversees day-to-day operational needs of the food laboratory.
• Trains all food laboratory staff.
• Maintains regulatory compliance and infection control practices.
• Maintains communication with participants and staff regarding the level of services they receive from staff and promotes participant satisfaction with nutritional services. This information is
• relayed to the investigative team whenever necessary.
• Assigns staff and workload, respecting changing priorities in daily operations.
• Actively collaborates in the process of menu development for study protocols.

• Completes intervention training.
• Conducts in-person Occupational Therapy evaluation of people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mild dementia (2 hours per client).
• Conducts 4-8 in-person sessions with virtual options (2 hours).
• Provides monitoring and support to persons living MCI and dementia, care partners, and outdoor professionals via telephone.
• Attends every other week virtual case conference meetings during the 12-week intervention.
• Completes post-intervention assessments and documentation.