Research Development Officer

Job Title

Research Development Officer

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Research Administration

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

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Prairie View A&M University seeks a Research Development Officer (RDO) who will support the university’s growing researchenterprise and contribute to the institution’s long-term goal of advancing toward R1 research status. The RDO will work with faculty, researchers, and administrative units to enhance proposalcompetitiveness, strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations, and support the development of externally funded research projects. TheRDO will work with faculty, researchers, and administrative unitsto enhance proposal competitiveness, strengthen multidisciplinarycollaborations, and support the development of externally fundedresearch projects.

This position provides hands-on assistance with opportunity scouting, proposal preparation, team coordination, and faculty training while helping to build the infrastructure and capacity needed for PVAMU’s research expansion..


This position is funded by a grant or restricted funding.

Continued employment is contingent on the renewal or grant orrestricted funding.


The salary is determined in accordance with the University’scompensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

Proposal Development Support (Large Multidisciplinary Grants):

• Assist in the development of large-scale, multi-PI,multidisciplinary, and center-type proposals (e.g., NSF Centers,NIH Program Projects, DoE Consortia, DoD Collaboratives).
• Coordinate complex proposal teams and serve as a strategicpartner in shaping project concepts, narrative structures, and competitive strategies.
• Develop and maintain institutional boilerplate content(facilities, various plans, cybersecurity, workforce development,institutional data).
• Provide high-level editing, narrative refinement, and proposalproject management to ensure submission of compelling, compliant,and timely proposals.

• Regularly review and disseminate funding opportunities relevant to PVAMU’s research strengths.
• Monitor federal and state agency announcements, upcomingdeadlines, and
• emerging topic areas.
• Serve as a point of contact for faculty seeking clarificationor assistance in
• understanding funding requirements.
• Disseminate tailored funding opportunity briefs to colleges,departments, and research clusters.

• Provide guidance to faculty, especially early-careerinvestigators, on proposal preparation and developing competitiveproject ideas.
• Assist colleges and research groups to identify potentialcollaborators for interdisciplinary grants.
• Support initiatives that align faculty strengths with externalresearch opportunities contributing to PVAMU’s R1 trajectory.

• Help develop and deliver workshops, seminars, and training sessions on research development topics (proposal development,budgeting basics, agency-specific guidance).
• Offer one-on-one consultations and small-group sessions toaddress specific proposal needs.