Assistant Director of Research Services

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Research Services is a leadership role at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and will work to increase research collaboration opportunities for faculty and learners across campus. This position will serve as a primary resource to guide and coordinate research efforts across campus.

Duties & Responsibilities

Administrative

• Participate in collaborative translational research program with faculty and key principal investigators
•  Maintain scholarly productivity and work towards national recognition as measured by impact of publications, presentations at regional and national meetings, invitations to speak at peer institutions and participation in grant review panels.
•  Mentor postdoctoral fellows, medical students, summer undergraduate students, laboratory technicians, and visiting researchers.
•  Seek opportunities to partner with faculty in the department towards development of collaborative grant applications, as well as with colleagues across departments and campuses to facilitate establishment of competitive interdisciplinary translational research
•  Serve in committees as advised by the Head of the Department
•  Contribute to the education mission of our medical school as requested and advised by the Head of the Department
•  Actively participate and present at the departmental seminar series and the research forum
•  Ensure compliance with the Responsible Conduct of Research norms and regulations and in this way properly preserve and protect data generated and integrity of research
•  Seek opportunities to actively contribute to inclusive excellence at UICOMP

Student Research

• Create and maintain a database of research projects involving students
• Meet with Students and pair them with mentors for research projects
• In collaboration with other faculty, develop research education sessions for students
• Approve applications for student travel awards and their submissions for reimbursement\
• Work with Director of Research Services to provide students with feedback on poster drafts and manuscript drafts
• Build relationships with the Chicago campus to help find mentors for research projects in areas where we don’t have faculty
• Participate and present at UICOMP’s Annual Research Day and the COM Research Forum.

Grant Management

• Develop budgets for faculty applying to local, state, and federal opportunities
• Develop budget justifications to accompany budgets in line with sponsor’s guidelines
• Submit proposals internally for approval meeting internal and external deadlines
• Assist faculty with uploading of documents into sponsor’s systems as requested
• Assist applicants in drafting of facilities and resources, human subjects, animal welfare, data management, and other administrative documents
• For applications involving multiple institutions, work with other grant administrators on scope of work, budgets, and approvals
• Proof applications as requested
• Find funding opportunities and send to faculty
• Build relationships with Chicago to facilitate collaboration and/or mentorship on funding applications.