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Account/Position No.:                        31010/233250                                     Level 16         

Position Title:                                      Director, ETSU Research Foundation

Department:                                        Research and Sponsored Programs

Expectations for All Employees

East Tennessee State University pursues its mission based upon core values.  An employee's job performance must support and exhibit the university's core values:

PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential;

RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity and trust;

DIVERSITY of people and thought is respected;

EXCELLENCE is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic;

EFFICIENCY is achieved through wise use of human and financial resources; and

COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced.

Function of Position

The Director of the ETSU Research Foundation functions to support the role of the Foundation in furthering the research, education, public service and economic development missions of the university.  The Director reports directly to the Executive Director of the Research Foundation.  Duties include:  identification and acquisition of extramural support on behalf of the institution’s research and economic development programs; promotion of the institution’s intellectual property and its commercialization; development of marketing and communication efforts in support of the Foundation and the Innovation Library.

Essential Functions

-        Participates as a representative of the Foundation in local, state and regional partnerships and conferences for economic development.

-        Facilitates technology transfer and the commercialization of appropriate university inventions.

-        Negotiates industrial grants, licenses, and contracts under the guidance of the Executive Director.

-        Supports the strategic goals of the Innovation Lab through the development and implementation of creative marketing and fundraising initiatives.

Secondary Functions

-        Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

-        Knowledge of the operations of a complex academic institution

-        Knowledge of leadership, management (personnel and financial) and interpersonal skills

-        Ability to work well with others, including a wide range of faculty members and university administrators.

-        Knowledge of the protection and transfer of university intellectual property.

-        Knowledge of and appreciation for academic research and both its role and potential in furthering the overall mission of the institution.

-        Ability to identify and facilitate relationships between ETSU and the business community.

Supervision Given and Received

Performs under general supervision. 

Minimum Qualifications

M.S. required, Ph.D. or other terminal degree preferred; five years of experience in or with academia, faculty experience preferred; experience with a broad range of sponsored program development and fund raising including industrial grants/contracts development, federally sponsored programs and corporate/foundation relations;  experience in research administration at the institutional level preferred.

2006