Research Development Specialist: College of Nursing - UTK
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 28
- 2 days ago
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About the company
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Higher education · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
The College of Nursing (CON) at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, the state’s flagship research institution, seeks a Research Development Specialist.
What you'll do
- Identify, evaluate, and position external funding opportunities aligned with the CON’s priority research areas
- Support faculty in developing competitive research strategy
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, public health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, research administration, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in research development
- Experience with federal, foundation, and industry funding landscape relevant to nursing and health services research.
- Knowledge of research strategy and competitive positioning, as distinct from proposal preparation mechanics.
- Working knowledge of sponsored-project proposal submission and post-award administration sufficient to provide backup coverage (e.g., Cayuse, EraCommons, budget monitoring, closeout).
- Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, for tracking funding pipelines and metrics.
- Ability to synthesize complex funding and programmatic information into clear, concise briefing materials for leadership and faculty use.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships and facilitate connections across disciplines, colleges, and institutions.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives independently with minimal guidance.
- Ability to manage time and work under deadlines, including shifting between research development work and backup proposal/award coverage as needed.
- Ability to find solutions for complex problems, particularly in matching faculty research interests to funder priorities.
- Master's degree in nursing, public health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, research administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in research development
- Experience working directly with researcher/faculty helping investigators become more competitive for external funding
- UT market range: MR11
- Anticipated hiring range: $70,000 - $80,000
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
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The College of Nursing (CON) at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, the state’s flagship research institution, seeks a Research Development Specialist. The Research Development Specialist advances the strategic research agenda of the College of Nursing by identifying, evaluating, and positioning external funding opportunities aligned with the CON’s priority research areas, and by supporting faculty in developing competitive research strategy.