• Job Description

  Req#: 4757361

  Description

  Title: Program Manager (Director of Research & Collaborations)
  Position Number: 97444
  Hiring Unit: Academic Affairs/Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  Location: UH Hilo
  Date Posted: December 10, 2024
  Closing Date: December 24, 2024
  Band: C
  Salary : salary schedules and placement information
  Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
  Month: 11-month
  Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
  
  Other Conditions: Appointment to begin approximately January 2025, pending position clearance and availability of funding.
  
  Duties and Responsibilities (**denotes essential functions)

  1. **Develops and implements the pre-award systems for grant application, submission, and tracking proposals and award activity.
  2. **Leads development and/or implementation of policies related to Federal, State, University regulation/policies related to research.
  3. **Fosters an environment conducive to faculty engagement in externally sponsored research, service, creative, innovative, and strategic activities by providing effective support for and management of campus-wide proposals.
  4. **Fosters collaborative relationships among a wide and diverse range of constituencies through grants/subcontracts.
  5. **Serves as the University liaison for research focus on creating strategic funding opportunities, establishing partnerships, or supporting research initiatives.
  6. **Provides leadership in discussions and communicates research matters to internal and external stakeholders. Work requires extensive knowledge and understanding of extramural funding for research and training, research compliance, resources/facilities, and related development issues.
  7. **Drafts background reports and responses to inquiries from the Board of Regents, President's Office, Chancellor’s Office, and external agencies and organizations, as needed, for decision-making on current/new program directions and research issues.
  8. **Prepares administrative and technical reports as necessary.
  9. **Assesses research program needs and priorities and recommends plans to the UH Hilo administration.
  10. **Writes, reviews, and develops contracts and service agreements.
  11. **Provides strategic oversight for campus-wide student research initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students at the UH Hilo in collaboration with academic units.
  12. **Creates and leads training opportunities for UH Hilo faculty and affiliates on the grant application and award process.
  13. **Provides guidance and support to faculty seeking extramural research support.
  14. **Oversees and facilitates faculty use of laboratory sites in tandem with grant research projects and requirements.
  15. **Catalyzes new cross-disciplinary research initiatives and research team building via promoting and providing guidance for intra- and extramural interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty at campus, state, national, and international institutions.
  16. **Manages and facilitates development and execution of UH system and internal competitions for limited submission opportunities.
  17. **Convenes the campus-wide Research Council
  18. **Supervises the project development staff and activities of the UH Hilo Research Administration/Project Development (RAPD) office.
  19. **Assists the VCAA in the development, coordination, and implementation of new UH Hilo undergraduate and graduate research programs.
  20. **Participates in carrying out projects and special assignments. Advises the VCAA in the preparation for meetings with and presentations to University constituents, Regents, faculty, staff, and representatives from external agencies.
  21. **Develops documents and materials including summaries and agendas as appropriate on behalf of the VCAA.
  22. **Provides information about research projects to responsible University public and media relations units, as needed.
  23. **Serves as designated representative of the OVCAA in various University committees and as University liaison to external public and private funding agencies and the general public, as needed.
  24. **Coordinates space allocation and oversight for research project sites in collaboration with the Chancellor and Vice Chancellors.
  25. **Oversees confidential and sensitive investigations and inquiries pertaining to research. Serves as fact finder on investigation as necessary.
  26. Other duties as assigned

  Minimum Qualifications

  1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in any discipline and 7 year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for extramural funding management and research administration; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.
  2. Advanced and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of developing and emerging information technology concepts, principles and methodologies in the area of extramural funding management and research administration.
  3. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of interactive and integrated technology, systems, hardware and software associated with extramural funding management and research administration.
  4. Demonstrated ability to understand problems from a broad interactive perspective and use reasoning to discern underlying principles and issues when problem solving, and apply creative thinking to resolve problems in new and innovative approaches.
  5. Demonstrated written and verbal competence in presenting ideas, concepts and models clearly using persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation.
  6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.
  7. For supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.

  Desirable Qualifications

  1. Current Research Compliance training (eg: research admin or similar national cert).
  2. Working knowledge of the IRB and IACUC or similar compliance processes.
  3. Knowledge of the University of Hawaii and the Research Corporation policies and procedures applicable to the areas of research administration.
  4. Experience in using UH database software applications such as MyGrant, KFS.
  5. Experience in using grant reporting databases and systems such as grants.gov, G5.
  6. Experience working with academic faculty and staff in a higher education institution.
  7. Experience working in higher education.
  8. Experience working with community partners at the County, State, National and International level.

  To Apply: Click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach each required document. A complete application must include:
  

  1. Cover letter explaining how each minimum and desirable qualification is met
  2. Resume
  3. The names and addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three [3] current professional references
  4. Transcript(s) showing degrees and course work appropriate to the position (copies are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required prior to employment)

  PLEASE REDACT REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND BIRTH DATE ON TRANSCRIPT COPIES. All requested documents/information become the property of the University. All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.
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  Inquiries: Keiki Kawaiaea, V.C., Academic Affairs; keiki@hawaii.edu

  EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

  The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/.
  
  Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
  
  In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.
  
  In accordance with Article 10 of the unit 08 collective bargaining agreement, bargaining unit members receive priority consideration for APT job vacancies. As a result, external or non BU 08 applicants may not be considered for some APT vacancies. BU 08 members with re-employment rights or priority status are responsible for informing the hiring unit of their status.
  
  Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/

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