Senior Research Project Manager (Environmental, Robotics & AI) - Engineering Center

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary

The Sr. Research Project Manager will support and coordinate interdisciplinary applied research initiatives, industry-sponsored research activities, and strategic innovation partnerships within the Applied Research Center (ARC). The position focuses on the development, coordination, implementation, and advancement of applied research programs involving industry collaborators, external sponsors, emerging technologies, and translational research initiatives.

• Assists in the development, implementation, and coordination of interdisciplinary applied research initiatives and industry-sponsored research programs involving external partners, sponsors, and collaborating organizations.
• Supports activities associated with university's industry partnerships, applied innovation ecosystems, technology transition initiatives, commercialization-oriented research activities, and strategic sponsored research growth.
• Contributes to the design, evaluation, and implementation of operational, analytical, and data-informed models supporting applied research, innovation partnerships, and externally sponsored initiatives.
• Coordinates collaborative activities among researchers, sponsors, industry partners, affiliated organizations, technology developers, and external stakeholders.
• Assists with research analysis, interpretation of findings, preparation of technical reports, strategic presentations, sponsored research materials, partnership documentation, and related program deliverables
• Supports implementation and monitoring of research procedures, data collection activities, analytical workflows, and institutional research protocols associated with applied research initiatives.
• Collaborates on long-range planning activities associated with sponsored research growth, industry engagement strategies, innovation partnerships, applied research expansion, and institutional research development initiatives.
• Evaluates emerging technologies, innovation systems, AI-enabled operational tools, and advanced research applications relevant to strategic industry collaboration and applied technology development
• Assists with interpretation and implementation of institutional policies and procedures related to assigned research, sponsored programs, partnership activities, and externally funded initiatives.
• May support coordination of external engagement and strategic partnership activities associated with industry-sponsored projects, applied research collaborations, technology transition efforts, and innovation-focused research initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in intelligence, computer science, engineering, law enforcement, or forensic science related fields and 4 years of experience; OR eight (8) years of relevant training and/or military experience; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Job Category

Administrative

Advertised Salary

• $85,000 - $95,000

Work Schedule

Begin time: 8:30 AM

End time: 5:00 PM

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Criminal Background Check

Other Information

• Ability to travel locally and nationally.
• Travel to FIU Campus
• This position is funded by an external source (e.g. a grant or contract)

How To Apply Prospective Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

• This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

How To Apply Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

• This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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