Grants Contractor - Scientific Research Focus

Grants Contractor Scientific Research Focus
Hanover Research Arlington VA

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The Role
Hanovers Grants Contractors work alongside Content Directors and Researchers providing grant support services to Hanovers higher education clients engaged in investigatorinitiated research and team science. The Grants Consultant will be responsible for assessing appropriate fit of highly technical funding programs consulting with clients on concept development revising proposal narratives to ensure competitiveness against funder requirements and conducting grantsmanship trainings in both webbased and inperson settings. This is an ideal role for those with a passion for getting to know scientific research and sciencefocused academic programming intimately and then helping clients to become more effective in carrying out their institutional missions.

Responsibilites

• Review and revise STEM and/or health sciencefocused proposal narratives to optimize competitiveness;
• Work closely with clients to create strong grant proposals from conception to submission;
• Provide highly professional consultative service to clients throughout the grant writing process;
• Manage remote proposal development teams to ensure all proposals are submitted in a timely manner;
• Independently create clientready deliverables with minimal guidance or oversight;
• Manage tight deadlines to create proposals and deliverables requiring few edits quickly.

Desired Skills and Attributes
Experience writing and researching for a scientific audience;
Ability both to accept and to provide constructive feedback;
Strong factchecking writing and editing skills in the English language;
Experience facilitating team training;
Strong interest in prospect research fundraising strategy grant writing and the organizations we serve;
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal guidance or oversight;
Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fastpaced environment;
Demonstrable problemsolving skills and work ethic;
Proven academic achievement;
High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word MS Excel and MS Power Point.

Education Requirement
A bachelors or masters degree in a STEMrelated discipline though candidates with relevant experience who hold other degrees will be considered. Ph.D. preferred.

Experience Requirement

• 510 years experience reviewing revising and consulting on proposals to federal agencies funding investigatorinitiated research namely (in preferred order): NIH NSF DoD and USDA
• Preferred:Working knowledge of LaTeX/Overleaf software tools

Preferred:Background working on centerlevel and multiinvestigator proposals (e.g. NIH U and Pseries grants)

Location

USA Remote

Office is located in Arlington VA
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Compensation

Hanover Research strives to create compensation that is competitive equitable and this contracting opportunity at the company is $50.00 $70.00 per hour. Please note this compensation range is contingent on the candidates jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Our rate is determined by the contracting opportunity and the market.

About Hanover Research
Founded in 2003 Hanover Research is a global research and analytics firm that delivers market intelligence through a unique fixedfee model to more than 1000 clients. Headquartered in Arlington Virginia Hanover employs highcaliber market researchers analysts and account executives to provide a service that is revolutionary in its combination of flexibility and affordability. Hanover was named a Top 50 Market Research Firm by the American Marketing Association from 2015 to learn more about Hanover Research

Hanover Values

• Business Building We build our business quickly and intelligently and we help our clients do thesame
• Thought Leadership and Innovation We strive constantly to deliver better information in a betterway
• Service To our clients and our community service is our guidingprinciple
• Leadership and Mentorship Our talent is our greatest asset and we hope to help our people be theirbest

• Firm Citizenship We are optimists who believe there are endless possibilities for our company andourselves

How to Apply
If you are interested in the prospect of working for a dynamic growing company we encourage you to submit your resume and in lieu of a writing sample please submita list of grants you have authored or coauthored which includes the grant name the agency your role in the process and the year worked.

If you are interested in the prospect of working for a dynamic fastgrowing company we encourage you to submit your resume and any other supporting materials.

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