Community Engagement Research Officer

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $105K 💻 Other 🗓️ July 7th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Community Engagement Research Officer to direct the Community Engaged Research Center and recruit faculty for community engagement projects. The officer will serve as a liaison between campus and community partners, oversee data collection to support community engagement classification renewal, generate revenue through grants, and facilitate faculty publications to help the university achieve R1 status.

Highlights

Direct the Community Engaged Research Center and recruit faculty interested in community engagement.
Act as liaison between faculty, staff, students, and community partners to increase community-engaged projects at Oakland University.
Cultivate and develop community partner relationships.
Oversee data collection for Carnegie Elective Classification in Community Engagement renewal and other reporting needs.
Support experiential learning opportunities for students in research addressing real-world problems.
Generate new revenue through grants and contracts.
Require a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field with 5+ years of higher education and community-engaged work experience.
Experience securing and administering external funding, including grants and philanthropic funds.
Familiarity with the Carnegie Elective Classification in Community Engagement and knowledge of Southeast Michigan communities.
Salary is $104,617 annually; full-time position in the Office of Research Administration.