Assistant in Research, 12 Month Salaried (Senior Editor)

Florida State University • Tallahassee, FL

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About The Position

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there's the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow's news!

Requirements

• Master's degree in health, human sciences, kinesiology, English, journalism, education, or a related field.
• This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.

Nice To Haves

• Editorial experience (not actual work experience, but knowledge or expertise) in an academic setting, academic publisher, or funding agency that supports academic research development.

Responsibilities

• (80%) Proposal Development, Editing, and Production: Provide faculty and academic staff researchers with editorial support in developing grant proposals to federal and state funding agencies, private foundations, and other non-federal funding agencies, as well as to university-sponsored internal grant programs; Read, evaluate, and edit research proposals and accompanying documentation and conferring with faculty regarding changes in content, style, and organization; Conduct a methodological review of the proposals; Rewrite content, as needed, to improve readability; Edit research proposals to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax; Verify facts using standard reference sources; and Manage the research proposal layout and typesetting while ensuring adherence to donor deadlines and budget requirements.
• (5%) Research Development, Communication, and Grant Writing Best Practices: Contribute to the set-up/coordination of successful examples archives; Stay abreast of and communicate trends and issues related to grantsmanship and proposal writing best practices (e.g., read articles, attend workshops); Attend on-campus meetings on research development; Prepare resources for writing effective research proposals, such as editorial style guides; and Guide PIs on strengthening the methodology (quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods) during ideation meetings.
• (5%) Funding Opportunities Research and Faculty Outreach: Generate and increase faculty interest in submitting grant proposals; In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Research, meet individually with new and current faculty to become aware of their research interests; Engage in meeting scheduling, preparation/research, facilitation, and follow-up (e.g., maintain proposal schedule updates, create grant references/checklists, conduct personalized grant searches); Conduct targeted grant searches for CEHHS faculty, matchmaking research activities with Federal and foundation funding opportunities; and Assist with finding funding opportunities for faculty through secondary research and informing faculty about the editorial and other research proposal writing support available at the Office of Research.
• (5%) Associate Dean Support via Service and Research Promotion: Meet regularly with the Associate Dean of Research to discuss current activities and upcoming tasks related to research development and research amplification activities; and Assist with and provide support for the Colleges' research incentive and catalyst programs, faculty award support programs, and citation and indexing initiatives.
• (5%) Pre-Award Support and OoR Event Support: Support grants specialists (GSs) with federal RAMP documents, especially in high-volume times (e.g., multiple concurrent IES submissions), small private foundation applications (budget, portal, RAMP), and Letters of Intent (LOIs); Assist PIs with CRC portal/submissions; and Support the Office of Research with the Colleges' annual research conference planning/facilitation and new faculty orientation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees