Contracts & Grants Specialist II

• Advise and interact with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) IAI faculty and their departmental administrators on interpretation of sponsor guidelines forms regulations & policies related to proposals & budgetary requirements.

• Prepare sponsor forms including budgetary application forms and ancillary submission documents for inclusion with the proposal submission as well as internal administrative forms as appropriate.

• Review and ensure accuracy of approved cost share requirements including the source amount and authorized signatures of committed cost share wherever necessary.

• Ensure that research proposals related documents routed through the University routing system special considerations (i.e. budget cost share release time indirect reduction space and renovation needs etc.) are reviewed and approved by appropriate University officials (Chairs Dean/Director VP etc.).

• Act as a liaison between the Office of Research (OR) departments faculty members of CECS/IAI/AMPAC collaborators and sponsors with all aspects of sponsored research proposal /administration and negotiation of sponsored research agreements including but not limited to grants contracts NDAs and MOUs.

• Prepare multi-institutional proposals; communicate with sponsored research departments at other institutions in multi-university proposals; pay specific attention to the appropriate sponsor format of the proposals and budget.

• Facilitate follow-through of proposals and award just-in-time requests to make changes/corrections to award documents as appropriate.

• Responsible for approving proposals on behalf of CECS in Huron approving credit split forms and budget set-ups on new and modified awards and all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors or Masters degree and 2 years of relevant experienceor an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in pre-award administration proposal submission and budget development within a higher education or research-intensive environment.

• Experience submitting proposals to federal sponsors such as NSF NIH NASA or similar agencies.

• Experience with Huron Research Suite for proposal development and tracking.

• Familiarity with electronic research administration platforms including NSPIRES and ProposalCentral.

• Advanced Excel skills for developing and managing complex budgets and financial reports for sponsored projects.

• Proven ability to collaborate with external entities (e.g. subcontractors consultants vendors) to ensure compliance commitment and accuracy of financial documentation.

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply complex sponsor guidelines and instructions.

• Self-motivated highly organized and able to manage multiple deadlines in a high-volume office setting.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting it is UCFs expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35 prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S. or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education employment or training in China Cuba Iran Russia North Korea Syria or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions including but not limited to faculty graduate positions individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds postdoctoral positions undergraduate positions visiting assistant professors and visiting research associates.