Welcome to Career Opportunities at Lindenwood University.
PLEASE READ: For all applications, please include your resume and cover letter. You may skip the “ Quick Apply ” page by simply clicking “ Next ” at the bottom of the page. When you arrive at the “ Experience ” page, you may upload all desired documents using the upload box labeled “ Resume/CV. ” This is the appropriate box to upload all documents.
Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:
Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy .
JOB TITLE SUMMARY
Job Title: Director, Grants and Research Development
Division: Academic Affairs
Evaluation Group: Staff
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Positions Supervised: N/A
Job Summary
The director, grants and research development provides strategic and entrepreneurial leadership to expand Lindenwood University’s research, scholarship, creative activity, innovation, and sponsored programs. Working with University leadership, faculty, students, and external partners, the Director strengthens the University’s research enterprise, expands opportunities for faculty and students, and advances institutional capacity for externally funded research. A primary responsibility is increasing the University’s success in securing grants and contracts by identifying high-value funding opportunities, developing competitive proposals, building partnerships, and cultivating relationships with government agencies, foundations, industry, and other sponsors.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibilities and Execution
Develops and implements a university-wide strategy for research, innovation, and sponsored programs aligned with institutional priorities
Identifies high-value funding opportunities and develops a pipeline of significant grant and contract opportunities
Leads the development of major and complex proposals from concept through submission
Strengthens faculty capacity and expands faculty and student participation in research and sponsored activities
Establishes metrics and assesses growth in proposals, awards, external funding, participation, and partnerships
Oversee the sponsored-project lifecycle in collaboration with the Grants Manager, Fiscal Affairs, and investigators
Serves as the University’s Authorized Organizational Representative and oversees internal research funding programs
Provides oversight of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional research compliance
Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, sponsor, and institutional requirements
Develops scalable policies, procedures, and systems to support research growth, operational effectiveness, and research integrity
Service Excellence
Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
Models, supports, and holds others accountable to…