Careers Job Description
General Description
This is a new position reporting directly to the President and charged with designing and implementing programs in which colleges of The City University of New York can participate, at their sole discretion, to enhance their efforts to secure grant and contract funding (aka sponsored programs). The City University of New York is the third largest university in the country. The Research Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. The Foundation supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award). According to the most recently published annual report, awards reached $379 million in 2013. Program areas include, but are not limited to, research in the natural and social sciences, training, curriculum planning, assessment, literacy, program evaluation, media production, and software development. Approximately 12,000 full- and part-time staff are employed by the Foundation annually and can be found in the laboratories, theaters, studios, libraries, and offices of CUNY's 24 colleges and professional schools, as well as at numerous off-campus sites.
Other Duties
The Director will engage with the University community in order to design and implement those programs that have the greatest potential to advance the goals of both CUNY and the Foundation with respect to sponsored programs and that add value to the work of those on campus who have the primary responsibility in this area.
In addition, working closely with Central Office staff, campus Grants Officers, and others as appropriate, the Director will conduct ongoing outreach to the campuses and individual faculty and staff via site visits and electronic exchanges. By providing support, the Director will help to identify and promote external funding opportunities; will work closely with the Central Office communications team to maintain and improve the Foundation’s website as a marketing and informational venue for prospective sponsors; and attract potential funders to campuses to meet with faculty and explore collaboration. Consulting with appropriate stakeholders, the Director is responsible for identifying and promoting the capabilities at each campus and leveraging existing strengths.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree (preferably Ph.D. or professional degree/certification) and ten years' progressive experience as a principal investigator and/or grant administrator in higher education or similar field.
- Demonstrated track record of success in securing research and other funding from both governmental and private sources (or, conversely, as a program officer in an agency or foundation).
- In-depth knowledge of sponsor community.
- Experience in mentoring colleagues and students in proposal preparation.
- Strong interpersonal, supervisory, and communications skills (including the use of social media); and facility with various technologies.
- Familiarity with Kuali Coeus a plus.
Start Date: On or after July 1, 2015.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Office of the President
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Feb 25, 2016 (Or Until Filled)