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Leads proposal development services for faculty and research teams, including grantsmanship, proposal strategy, interdisciplinary proposal coordination, editing, review, templates, graphics, training, researcher resources, reporting, and continuous improvement. Supports complex federal and multi-institutional proposals while developing workflows, communications, and institutional resources that strengthen research competitiveness.

Leads defense innovation projects involving government, industry, academia, and entrepreneurs. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, scope and resource management, budgeting, scheduling, vendor oversight, team coordination, project documentation, and closure. Also manages approved social media and email campaigns using HubSpot, analyzes engagement metrics, and supports strategic communications. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, performance tracking, briefing preparation, and compliance with potential federal security requirements.

Build and manage NCTI’s national mentor, investor, laboratory, industry, corporate, and entrepreneurial-support networks. Establish partnerships, referral pathways, and collaboration agreements that help technology startups commercialize and grow. Maintain partner records in the CRM, coordinate Partner Council activities, support investor showcases and cohort events, track introductions, and monitor partner performance. The role requires extensive relationship building across investors, government agencies, research organizations, national laboratories, and innovation ecosystems, along with regular domestic travel.

Design and lead NCTI’s commercialization education program for deep-technology startups. Develop curriculum, facilitate virtual cohort sessions and peer roundtables, recruit practitioner instructors, manage a national video and webinar series, administer learning assessments, oversee virtual delivery platforms and content libraries, and document the program’s transferable education model. Coordinate with partners, vendors, project managers, and evaluators while adapting programming based on company feedback and assessment findings.

Founding Executive Director will establish and lead NCTI’s operations, staff, governance, partnerships, commercialization-support processes, budget, federal award compliance, reporting, and risk management. The role oversees milestone-based participant funding, board and investor engagement, NSF relations, national competitions, cohort activities, and annual showcases. The leader will build a transferable operating model and ensure timely delivery of institute objectives in collaboration with university administrators, research partners, investors, industry, and government stakeholders.

Manages the university’s insurance programs, claims administration, automotive self-insurance, risk reviews, volunteer registration, and contract risk assessments. Partners with brokers, carriers, legal counsel, state partners, and university stakeholders to evaluate exposures, procure coverage, resolve claims, develop policies, and provide risk-management training. Supervises related processes and recommends practical strategies supporting regulatory compliance and institutional objectives.

Manage operations for a federally funded national commercialization institute, including competition administration, data collection, NSF reporting, compliance documentation, governance meetings, integrated schedules, travel and event logistics, and stakeholder coordination. The role maintains auditable records, tracks milestones and deliverables, supports external evaluation, and identifies project risks while working with university leaders, federal partners, review committees, investors, and participating companies.

Coordinates daily office operations for the university’s nondiscrimination and accommodations compliance office. Responsibilities include inquiry intake and customer service, records and database management, case-system and website maintenance, reporting, recruitment and onboarding support, purchasing, budget reconciliation, and departmental projects. The role requires discretion when handling confidential information, strong organization, communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex administrative environment.

Processes deposits, withdrawals, invoice payments, bank transactions, and accounting entries. Maintains financial records, banking documentation, and remittance reports; researches and reconciles transactions, investigates discrepancies, and supports accurate account posting. Provides customer service for financial inquiries and assists with data entry, reporting, and administrative financial operations. Requires attention to detail, organization, multitasking, and effective communication.

Leads division-wide communications and marketing strategy across email, web, social media, events, publications, and executive messaging. Oversees content development, design direction, editorial governance, brand consistency, communication metrics, cross-campus partnerships, and assigned staff. Advises leadership and produces announcements, presentations, talking points, and other high-impact communications aligned with institutional priorities.