Position Title:
Grants Specialist II
Job Group:
Professional & Scientific
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with pre- and post-award project management
• Experience with proposal submission processes
• Experience interpreting technical and detailed funding guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Experience with analyzing, consolidating, and interpreting accounting data
• Experience with developing, preparing, and managing budgets, including subcontracts
• Experience with federal contracts and grants
• Experience working in a university setting
Job Description:
Summary
The Grants Specialist manages all pre-award functions for grants and contracts and may assist with post-award as needed within the College of Engineering for the Engineering Research Institute.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborating, advising, and assisting faculty in the preparation of proposals for federal and non-federal agencies
- Development and preparation of proposal budgets including subcontracts
- Establishing timelines, initiating, routing, and approving proposals in Streamlyne
- Applying editorial expertise and formatting requirements
- Utilizing experience in grant and contract submissions to interact with funding agencies and resolve questions that arise during preparation.
The successful candidate will possess strong organizational skills in coordinating multidisciplinary teams to develop complex applications. This position will require additional hours on occasion to meet submission deadlines. All staff members are expected to interact collegially and maintain the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.
Level Guidelines
• Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals
• Applies broad, working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex, difficult, and varied problems and issues
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems
• Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests
• May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
• May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
• Provides guidance to students
Appointment Type:
Regular
Number of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work Period
Time Type:
Full time
Pay Grade:
PS808
Application Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
