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Kansas Employer Executive Director for Translation and Research Operations - Economic Development and Community Engagement in Pittsburg, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12780798 The office of Economic Development & Community Engagement at Pittsburg State University is searching for an Executive Director for Translation and Research Operations. The primary function of the Executive Director for Translation and Research Operations is to play a major role in advancing the missions of the Economic Development and Community Engagement division by leading and driving the divisions vision of industry engagement and translation, supporting research activities, helping workforce development in emerging technological areas, grant writing and compliance, and working with funding agencies and communities. The Executive Director for Translation and Research Operations will support the Associate Vice President of Research and Support in establishing a new relationship with colleges, universities, and industries. The Executive Director for Translation and Research Operations will have the opportunity to work with the Vice President of Economic Development and Community Engagement and the Associate Vice Presidents to shave the organizations strategic directions to drive research and industry engagement initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities
50% - Emerging Technologies Management and Collaboration
Develop and implement plans to grow the institute for emerging technologies, prepare competitive proposals for the expansion of research and support activities.
Build partnerships for expansion of the institute for emerging technologies and other divisions.
Provide solicitation review and proposal development assistance through technical and compliance reviews,
Work with different divisions to help to prepare pre- and post-award documents,
Help to promote establishing the physical and analytical testing laboratories as a revenue-generating center.
Promote to the industry, acquiring appropriate certification, staffing, establishing/maintaining pricing structures, and retaining records.
Coordinate and collaborate with external constituents in the practice of technology development for licensing and commercialization in consultation with the supervisor.
Search literature and plan new fundable research based on division/university objectives.
40% - Grant/Funding Proposal Management
Prepare documents for bidding and acquiring new analytical instruments for the division.
In consultation with the AVP, facilitate and manage the advancement of technology development for licensing and commercialization.
Support division efforts for commercialization and work with the unit to develop a plan for the technology transfer process.
Participate and support activities going on in Pittsburg State University Research Foundation (PSURF).
Mentor students and researchers for grant writing.
Write reports for presentations and share with the scientific community where appropriate.
Communicate research to internal and external constituents through oral and written publications, presentations, patents, and other communications.
Continue to communicate with the scientific communities and current and potential industrial partners as needed.
Prepare written internal and external reports and presentations of technical results to internal and external constituents.
Assist AVP and Executive Directors in providing supervision of one or more technicians, undergraduate and graduate students, and other researchers working in the division.
10% - Other duties (such as managing booths at conferences and trade shows, participating in recruitment events, serving on committees, etc.) as assigned.