Dartmouth College
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support.
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, us, 03755
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support
Join to apply for the Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support role at Dartmouth College. Position Details
Posting date
09/12/2025 Closing date
Open Until Filled Position Number
1128510 Position Title
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support Hiring Range
Minimum $125,000 — Maximum $145,000 Union Type
Not a Union Position SEIU Level
Not an SEIU Position FLSA Status
Exempt Employment Category
Regular Full Time Scheduled Months per Year
12 Scheduled Hours per Week
40 Location
Hanover, NH Remote Work Eligibility?
Hybrid Is this a term position?
No Is this a grant funded position?
No Position Purpose
The
Associate Director
will catalyze major strategic research initiatives to support extramurally funded scholarship in engineering, with a focus on the areas of expertise at the Thayer School of Engineering. In keeping with faculty priorities and Dartmouth’s mission, this individual will be responsible for: identifying and creating novel opportunities for research support in these fields, pro-actively nucleating areas of strength aligned with emerging federal sponsor priorities, strategically connecting individual and group faculty projects to resources, advising administrative leadership on opportunities to enhance Dartmouth research and scholarship, ensuring that these efforts receive attention across the Dartmouth community, regionally, and nationally, and supervising and coordinating activities within GrantGPS and Thayer to ensure strong and consistent success of faculty grant applications across Dartmouth. Co-funded by GrantGPS and the Thayer School, the position will support activities across the breadth of Thayer faculty’s interests and will report to GrantGPS. Responsibilities
Description
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp
Education
Master’s degree Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
Master’s degree in a relevant area or the equivalent in education and experience. 8+ years of experience working in complex institutions with significant grant-funded activity. Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community. Evidence of successful grant writing and grant management. Experience working with academic leadership, faculty members, and grantmaking institutions at the international, national, and regional levels, particularly in the sciences. Demonstrated exceptional writing, analytical, and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills; ability to engage intellectually with faculty and trainees across a wide variety of disciplines and instructional formats. Excellent organizational, project management, and decision-making skills. Comprehensive knowledge of national and regional grantmaking institutions. Knowledge of the systems and processes of university research and the role of scholarship in academic career trajectories. Preferred Qualifications
PhD. Experience in higher education/university setting. Department Contacts
Recruitment Inquiries
Kyle Hastbacka Phone
kyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu Cover Letter and Title
Miguel A Morales, Director GrantGPS Phone Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all. Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. Special Instructions
Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College. Additional Instructions
Quick Link: https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77236 Key Accountabilities
Research Strategy and Grant Support Creates strategic programs to help develop complex multi-investigator proposals (including projects >$10M), uniting faculty across the relevant academic areas and cultivating interdisciplinary research that will lead to significant new opportunities for funding. Incubates, develops, and refines areas of scholarly focus in collaboration with researchers, catalyzing grant proposals and new initiatives within and beyond the Thayer ecosystem. Engages with graduate students, post docs, and faculty individually or in shared-interest networks, to create long-term strategies to obtain sustained support for new or enhanced scholarly activities, including the nomination of faculty for prizes and awards. Strengthens the culture across the institution of pursuing grant-funding for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in research and scholarship. Marshals institutional resources, contributing direct support of proposal writing, review, and revision. Generates and implements strategies to embed Dartmouth’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research programs. Works directly with faculty to address broader impact requirements of proposals; connects faculty to others who may be appropriate broader impact partners. Percentage Of Time
70 Communication and Outreach Identifies, creates, and cultivates strategic relationships with federal program officers and regional/international partners to generate opportunities for Dartmouth research programs. Attends events and webinars hosted by federal agencies, sharing relevant insights with GrantGPS and Thayer faculty. Works collaboratively with staff providing institutional support to identify, write, and submit grants at Dartmouth, including OSP, CFR, the Guarini School, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, in coordination with the Vice Provost for Research and the academic deans. Shares research advances with internal and external constituencies regionally and nationally, in coordination with other outreach and communications offices at Dartmouth. Percentage Of Time
30 Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others. Performs other duties as assigned. Seniority level
Director Employment type
Full-time Job function
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Join to apply for the Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support role at Dartmouth College. Position Details
Posting date
09/12/2025 Closing date
Open Until Filled Position Number
1128510 Position Title
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support Hiring Range
Minimum $125,000 — Maximum $145,000 Union Type
Not a Union Position SEIU Level
Not an SEIU Position FLSA Status
Exempt Employment Category
Regular Full Time Scheduled Months per Year
12 Scheduled Hours per Week
40 Location
Hanover, NH Remote Work Eligibility?
Hybrid Is this a term position?
No Is this a grant funded position?
No Position Purpose
The
Associate Director
will catalyze major strategic research initiatives to support extramurally funded scholarship in engineering, with a focus on the areas of expertise at the Thayer School of Engineering. In keeping with faculty priorities and Dartmouth’s mission, this individual will be responsible for: identifying and creating novel opportunities for research support in these fields, pro-actively nucleating areas of strength aligned with emerging federal sponsor priorities, strategically connecting individual and group faculty projects to resources, advising administrative leadership on opportunities to enhance Dartmouth research and scholarship, ensuring that these efforts receive attention across the Dartmouth community, regionally, and nationally, and supervising and coordinating activities within GrantGPS and Thayer to ensure strong and consistent success of faculty grant applications across Dartmouth. Co-funded by GrantGPS and the Thayer School, the position will support activities across the breadth of Thayer faculty’s interests and will report to GrantGPS. Responsibilities
Description
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp
Education
Master’s degree Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
Master’s degree in a relevant area or the equivalent in education and experience. 8+ years of experience working in complex institutions with significant grant-funded activity. Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community. Evidence of successful grant writing and grant management. Experience working with academic leadership, faculty members, and grantmaking institutions at the international, national, and regional levels, particularly in the sciences. Demonstrated exceptional writing, analytical, and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills; ability to engage intellectually with faculty and trainees across a wide variety of disciplines and instructional formats. Excellent organizational, project management, and decision-making skills. Comprehensive knowledge of national and regional grantmaking institutions. Knowledge of the systems and processes of university research and the role of scholarship in academic career trajectories. Preferred Qualifications
PhD. Experience in higher education/university setting. Department Contacts
Recruitment Inquiries
Kyle Hastbacka Phone
kyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu Cover Letter and Title
Miguel A Morales, Director GrantGPS Phone Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all. Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. Special Instructions
Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College. Additional Instructions
Quick Link: https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77236 Key Accountabilities
Research Strategy and Grant Support Creates strategic programs to help develop complex multi-investigator proposals (including projects >$10M), uniting faculty across the relevant academic areas and cultivating interdisciplinary research that will lead to significant new opportunities for funding. Incubates, develops, and refines areas of scholarly focus in collaboration with researchers, catalyzing grant proposals and new initiatives within and beyond the Thayer ecosystem. Engages with graduate students, post docs, and faculty individually or in shared-interest networks, to create long-term strategies to obtain sustained support for new or enhanced scholarly activities, including the nomination of faculty for prizes and awards. Strengthens the culture across the institution of pursuing grant-funding for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in research and scholarship. Marshals institutional resources, contributing direct support of proposal writing, review, and revision. Generates and implements strategies to embed Dartmouth’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research programs. Works directly with faculty to address broader impact requirements of proposals; connects faculty to others who may be appropriate broader impact partners. Percentage Of Time
70 Communication and Outreach Identifies, creates, and cultivates strategic relationships with federal program officers and regional/international partners to generate opportunities for Dartmouth research programs. Attends events and webinars hosted by federal agencies, sharing relevant insights with GrantGPS and Thayer faculty. Works collaboratively with staff providing institutional support to identify, write, and submit grants at Dartmouth, including OSP, CFR, the Guarini School, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, in coordination with the Vice Provost for Research and the academic deans. Shares research advances with internal and external constituencies regionally and nationally, in coordination with other outreach and communications offices at Dartmouth. Percentage Of Time
30 Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others. Performs other duties as assigned. Seniority level
Director Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Higher Education Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Dartmouth College by 2x We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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