Research Program Officer

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Title: Research Program Officer

Position Number: 0089200

Hiring Unit: Ofc of the Provost/ Ofc of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS)

Location: UH at Manoa

Date Posted: February 27, 2025

Closing Date: Continuous. First review of applications will begin on or about March 17, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

Employee Type: Executive/ Managerial (EM)

Salary Information: $103,776 - $186,806; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

• Perform administrative staff work supporting development and administration of research policies.
• Assists in assessing research program planning needs and program priorities.
• Drafts reports and responses to internal and external inquiries concerning research programs and policies.
• Provides advice to the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (VPRS) and Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (AVPRS) on research-related issues, analyze issues, and work with units of the University to resolve such issues.
• Assists the VPRS in conducting complaint and grievance investigations, analyze information gathered through fact- finding, participate in discussion on rendering decision on complaints and grievances.
• Responds to inquiries from internal/external groups on behalf of the VPRS and AVPRS.
• Conducts background research and draft position papers, reports, recommendations, presentations on research initiatives, activities, and programs.
• Independently work on research and special projects assigned by the VPRS and the AVPRS, including collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data from a variety of sources.
• Assists in identifying opportunities for strategic research development.
• Researches, review, and interpret Federal, State, and private funding opportunities in targeted priority research areas.
• Identifies and disseminates extramural research funding opportunities targeted to faculty member's research expertise.
• Assists with the coordination of faculty research travel awards, internal competitions for limited submission grant opportunities, and other OVPRS initiatives, activities, and program.
• Keeps up-to-date on research related matters at the UH Manoa.
• Identifies and assists faculty in apply for honorific awards.
• Manages and coordinates UH Manoa faculty expertise database and other collaboration analytic tools.
• Assists in the development, organization and coordination of pertinent research summer programs.
• Assists in a variety of research administrative activities as may be assigned by the VPRS and the AVPRS.
• May serve as the designated representative of the OVPRS in various committees, task forces, and agencies.
• Coordinates and supports postdoctoral and student research and scholarly work in collaboration with graduate degree program, UH Manoa Graduate Student Organization, and Graduate Division.
• Facilitates postdoctoral research scholars' career advancement and promotes an enriched community for postdoctoral research scholars in collaboration with programs and units at UH Manoa.
• Acts as the liaison to the University of Hawaii Foundation (UHF)
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD degree in an academic discipline from an accredited university or college of recognized standing or equivalent experience.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in higher education, including grant development, data collection, analysis, and report writing related to academic or research settings.
• Knowledge of research administration or related field.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Program planning and evaluation/research skills.
• Computer competency in word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external constituencies of the university.