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Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support
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Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support
Posting Date:
09/12/2025 Open Until Filled:
Yes Position Number:
1128510 Position Title:
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support Hiring Range:
$125,000 – $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 Term Position:
No
Position Purpose:
The Associate Director will catalyze major strategic research initiatives to support extramurally funded scholarship in engineering, focusing on the areas of expertise at the Thayer School of Engineering. Responsibilities include identifying and creating novel opportunities for research support, nucleating areas of strength aligned with emerging federal sponsor priorities, strategically connecting faculty projects to resources, advising leadership on opportunities to enhance Dartmouth research, ensuring these efforts receive attention across Dartmouth, regionally, and nationally, and supervising activities within GrantGPS and Thayer to ensure strong and consistent success of faculty grant applications.
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent 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 grant‑making institutions at the international, national, and regional levels, particularly in the sciences.
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 grant‑making institutions.
Knowledge of the systems and processes of university research and the role of scholarship in academic career trajectories.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD.
Experience in a higher education/university setting.
Department Contact For Recruitment Inquiries Kyle Hastbacka kyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu
Department Contact For Cover Letter And Title Miguel A Morales, Director GrantGPS
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.
Additional Details Driving a Vehicle As an Essential Function:
No 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 with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy at https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy Quick Link:
https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77236
Research Strategy and Grant Support (70% of Time)
Create strategic programs to help develop complex multi‑investigator proposals (including projects >$10M), uniting faculty across relevant academic areas and cultivating interdisciplinary research that will lead to significant new funding opportunities.
Incubate, develop, and refine areas of scholarly focus in collaboration with researchers, catalyzing grant proposals and new initiatives within and beyond the Thayer ecosystem.
Engage with graduate students, postdocs, and faculty individually or in shared‑interest networks to create long‑term strategies to obtain sustained support for new or enhanced scholarly activities, including nomination of faculty for prizes and awards.
Strengthen the culture of pursuing grant funding for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in research and scholarship.
Marshal institutional resources, contributing direct support of proposal writing, review, and revision.
Generate and implement strategies to embed Dartmouth’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research programs.
Work directly with faculty to address broader impact requirements of proposals; connect faculty to others (internally and externally) who may be appropriate broader impact partners.
Communication and Outreach (30% of Time)
Identify, create, and cultivate strategic relationships with primary focus on appropriate federal program officers, and include regional and international partners, to generate opportunities for Dartmouth research programs.
Attend events and webinars hosted by federal agencies, sharing relevant insights with GrantGPS and Thayer faculty.
Collaborate with staff providing institutional support to identify, write, and submit grants at Dartmouth, including the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), Dartmouth and Geisel/Dartmouth Health Offices of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, in coordination with the Vice Provost for Research and the academic deans.
Share research advances with internal and external constituencies, regionally and nationally, in coordination with other outreach and communications offices at Dartmouth.
Professional Conduct
Demonstrate professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
Perform other duties as assigned.
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09/12/2025 Open Until Filled:
Yes Position Number:
1128510 Position Title:
Associate Director, Engineering Grant Support Hiring Range:
$125,000 – $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 Term Position:
No
Position Purpose:
The Associate Director will catalyze major strategic research initiatives to support extramurally funded scholarship in engineering, focusing on the areas of expertise at the Thayer School of Engineering. Responsibilities include identifying and creating novel opportunities for research support, nucleating areas of strength aligned with emerging federal sponsor priorities, strategically connecting faculty projects to resources, advising leadership on opportunities to enhance Dartmouth research, ensuring these efforts receive attention across Dartmouth, regionally, and nationally, and supervising activities within GrantGPS and Thayer to ensure strong and consistent success of faculty grant applications.
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent 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 grant‑making institutions at the international, national, and regional levels, particularly in the sciences.
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 grant‑making institutions.
Knowledge of the systems and processes of university research and the role of scholarship in academic career trajectories.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD.
Experience in a higher education/university setting.
Department Contact For Recruitment Inquiries Kyle Hastbacka kyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu
Department Contact For Cover Letter And Title Miguel A Morales, Director GrantGPS
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.
Additional Details Driving a Vehicle As an Essential Function:
No 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 with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy at https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy Quick Link:
https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77236
Research Strategy and Grant Support (70% of Time)
Create strategic programs to help develop complex multi‑investigator proposals (including projects >$10M), uniting faculty across relevant academic areas and cultivating interdisciplinary research that will lead to significant new funding opportunities.
Incubate, develop, and refine areas of scholarly focus in collaboration with researchers, catalyzing grant proposals and new initiatives within and beyond the Thayer ecosystem.
Engage with graduate students, postdocs, and faculty individually or in shared‑interest networks to create long‑term strategies to obtain sustained support for new or enhanced scholarly activities, including nomination of faculty for prizes and awards.
Strengthen the culture of pursuing grant funding for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in research and scholarship.
Marshal institutional resources, contributing direct support of proposal writing, review, and revision.
Generate and implement strategies to embed Dartmouth’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research programs.
Work directly with faculty to address broader impact requirements of proposals; connect faculty to others (internally and externally) who may be appropriate broader impact partners.
Communication and Outreach (30% of Time)
Identify, create, and cultivate strategic relationships with primary focus on appropriate federal program officers, and include regional and international partners, to generate opportunities for Dartmouth research programs.
Attend events and webinars hosted by federal agencies, sharing relevant insights with GrantGPS and Thayer faculty.
Collaborate with staff providing institutional support to identify, write, and submit grants at Dartmouth, including the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), Dartmouth and Geisel/Dartmouth Health Offices of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, in coordination with the Vice Provost for Research and the academic deans.
Share research advances with internal and external constituencies, regionally and nationally, in coordination with other outreach and communications offices at Dartmouth.
Professional Conduct
Demonstrate professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
Perform other duties as assigned.
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