Research and Development Director directs and implements an organization's research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives. Ensures research and development activities will maintain an organization's competitive position and profitability. Being a Research and Development Director consults with top management and research and development team and makes recommendations based on research findings and product performance. May require an advanced degree. Additionally, Research and Development Director typically reports to top management. The Research and Development Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Research and Development Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Associate Director for Research Development will work collaboratively to strengthen Purdue Engineering’s research enterprise through developing and pursuing large-scale funding strategies for complex, cross-disciplinary projects, utilizing an entrepreneurial, problem-solving approach to explore, launch, and sustain strategic research initiatives with the promise for broad, societal impact. Reporting to the Assistant Dean/CRDO, the Associate Director for Research Development is tasked with supporting strategic planning efforts and developing large-scale ($5M ) funding proposal projects that align with Purdue Engineering’s priorities spanning research, talent development, broadening participation, science communications, and knowledge dissemination efforts. With a particular eye toward strategic planning and coordinating and crafting high-quality proposals that expand and enhance Purdue Engineering’s interdisciplinary collaboration infrastructures, the Associate Director will enable more – and more competitive – research proposals, particularly for initiative- and center-level, or complex, funding opportunities.
Overall: Research Development Support: Under the supervision of the Asst. Dean/CRDO, this role will work closely with CoE administrative leadership, Office of Research Strategic Initiatives, staff leadership, and faculty to identify, develop, and lead large-scale, strategic funding proposals that are multi-departmental and multi-institutional. Provide administrative support and leadership on strategic planning efforts, large-scale grant proposals, and other strategic initiatives to establish a communicative and efficient learning community of multidisciplinary scholarship, including convening brainstorming meetings, drafting complex grant proposal content, forging inter- and intra-institutional partnerships, and facilitating reviews (red team reviews, etc.). Generally, this role will launch new strategic planning and proposal support programs and services to incentivize CoE researchers to pursue large-scale funding opportunities and enhance greater University-wide engagement with CoE research infrastructure.
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