University of Missouri-Kansas City · 11 hours ago
Director of Research and Institutional Programs - Critical Materials Crossroads, 74473
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$95K/yr - $120K/yr
7+ years expThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking a Director of Research to co-lead and manage the Critical Materials Crossroads (CMC) program. The role involves overseeing technical vision, strategy, and implementation of CMC solutions, while also managing proposal development and partnerships with economic development agencies.
E-LearningEducationTraining
No H1B
Security Clearance Required
Responsibilities
In-depth analysis of all chemical processes as part of techno-economic analysis and feasibility assessments, both at the low-TRL and high-TRL maturation levels
Lead assessor for Process flow design and Front-End Engineering Design for all chemical manufacturers partnering with the CMC
Provides chemistry and chemical engineering support to business partners where appropriate
Assigning research priorities
Leading CMC programmatic Integration with National Laboratories
Oversees all technical components of the CMC Proposal Program, providing scientific writing and review for all grants and other funding mechanisms
Conduct in-depth analysis of funding solicitations (RFPs/FOAs) to deconstruct complex requirements into actionable checklists, compliance matrices, and writing outlines
Provide primary writing for all chemistry components, supports other technical writing, and review proposal drafts against the solicitation’s rubric to identify gaps in logic or responsiveness before the proposal reaches the final review stage
Integrates other specialists into non-chemistry related technical components or proposals
Assist faculty in translating complex scientific information into value propositions clear to corporate R&D leads and foundation boards
Develop relationships and long-term teaming agreements with potential partners
Integrates chemical manufacturing partners with KCEDC/KCADC and other appropriate economic development agencies
Provides expertise and support to regional economic development agencies
Oversight of all technology related subawards from the CMC to partner organizations
Collects data and metrics of subawards and CMC partners in the chemical processing space
Integrates metrics into Critical Materials Exchange
Provides metrics and initial analysis to internal evaluators
Prepares progress reports, dashboard data, and summaries to CMC leadership
Qualification
Required
A Master's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience and at least 7 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary
Ability to gain and maintain a United States security clearance at the Secret level or higher
Preferred
A Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
At least 9 years of experience in Chemistry with a focus on economic development, research, process flow design and grant writing, proposal development, or technical communication, or a combination thereof
Experience working with National labs, corporate sponsors, and economic development agencies
Strong ability to write for diverse audiences (scientific, corporate, lay public)
Knowledge of federal innovation programs (e.g., NSF TIP, I-Corps, SBIR/STTR)
Practical experience with chemical metallurgy
Benefits
Medical
Dental and vision plans
Retirement
Paid time off
Short- and long-term disability
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses
Company
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.4MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2023-11-09Grant· $2M
2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Amanda Davis MPA, CFRE
UMKC Foundation President & Chief Advancement Officer
Anna L. Simmons
* Partner, USFirst FLL Robotics at UMKC School of Computing & Engineering
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