Location: Melbourne,FL, USA
Job Description
The role of the Research Scientist is to support funded research activities and to support the mission of the program. Primary responsibilities include basic research activities within funded research programs, proposal writing, assisting with grant administration activitiesand managing graduate student assistants. Responsibilities also include designing and conducting research.
* Grant Administration and project management - manage people and processes to successfully implement funded research (Project planning, data collection, status report writing, technical report writing, deliverable tracking, etc.
* Write proposals in response to RFPs. Collaborate internally and externally to prepare white papers and proposals.
* Monitor funding websites for contract opportunities.
* Manage research and development of new product in support of mission. Coordinate and manage teams to design and conduct basic and applied research in support of products.
* Coordinate and manage graduate student assistants who are assigned to work on various research projects.
* Write manuscripts for publication and presentation; include students co-authors as appropriate.
Equal Opportunity
Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, parenting status, veteran status or retirement status in its activities and programs. In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Inquiries concerning the application of the non-discrimination policy may be directed to the Office of Title IX at John E. Miller Office Building (401QAD), 150 West University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901, ...@fit.edu, or 321-###-####, or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Please notify us at least five days in advance if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed by calling the Office of Human Resources at 321-###-####.
Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) requires colleges and universities, both public and private, participating in federal student aid programs to disclose campus safety information, and imposes certain basic requirements for handling incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations.
Florida Tech's 2023 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Florida Tech; and on public properly within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.
The numbers provided include crime statistics that were reported to local law enforcement agencies, campus security and other Campus Security Authorities.
The report also includes institutional policy statements regarding campus safety and security measures; descriptions of prevention and awareness programs; related university procedures and important guidance; and other essential safety information.
You can obtain a printed copy of this report at the Department of Security Welcome Center located at 3126 Panther Place, during normal business hours, or by accessing the following web site Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 2023.
Official Transcripts
Official transcripts of all collegiate work must be sent directly from the attended institution to the Office of Human Resources prior to the first day of employment. All international degrees must have a course-by-course official evaluation and translation sent to the Human Resources Office directly from an evaluation company affiliated with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES).
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