Job Summary
The Department of Pathology in the School of Medicine is seeking a Grants/Contracts Officer to assist Principal Investigators in their Department/College by performing administrative and technical functions associated with grants contracts and other agreements from external funding sources. The grants administrator also serves as a liaison to the Office of Sponsored Projects OSP Institutional Review Board IRB Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IACUC the Office of the Vice President and Research and other campus entities as necessary.
Responsibilities
1. Identifies and communicates potential funding opportunities to faculty principal investigators (P.I. departmental administrators and other support staff. 2. Provides assistance with the determination of sponsoring agency submission and expenditure requirements. 3. Coordinates budget preparation and design with faculty for contracts grants and subcontract applications. 4. Reviews proposals for completeness and assists with the adherence of required institutional documentation and deadlines. 5. Assists with the development and assembling of interdisciplinary teams internal and external. 6. Maintains a current knowledge of changing institutional policies and federal requirements governing externally funded grants and contracts. 7. Monitors project spending to ensure funds received are expended according to federal state and University regulations. 8. Makes requests for additional or supplemental approvals from funding sponsor when required by a grant or contract. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required Nearly Continuously: Office environment. Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required Nearly Continuously: Sitting hearing listening talking. Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) walking. Seldom: Bending reaching overhead.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters Degree or Bachelors degree four years of related experience or 12 years of related experience or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority