Pre-Award and Funding Support Specialist

Job Description

The College of Architecture Arts and Design (AAD) values curiosity and encourages inquiry and exploration through creative practice research and scholarship. Fostering an environment and infrastructure that allow our faculty to thrive in this space we look to increase their success.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research & Creative Scholarship the Pre-Award and Funding Support Specialist advises and aids faculty in securing funding (e.g. grants fellowships sponsored programs residencies etc.). They possess a knowledge and/or willingness to learn about different aspects of research and creative scholarship.

The specialist will engage faculty and the university network of resources to develop and review proposals ensuring compliance with policies procedures and requirements. Additionally they will liaise with external organizations to facilitate faculty interactions related to funding programs and promote the impact of faculty research and creative scholarship.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
Strong experience with budgets (development and submission) and use of MS Excel
Strong interpersonal organizational and written communication skills
Experience in customer service
Demonstrated experience in setting priorities meeting deadlines tracking work progress and navigating events and changing policies
Experience with grants and research proposals
Proficiency with MS Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in fields represented in the College of Architecture Arts and Design
Previous experience in higher education
Experience with grant management software
Design skills event planning experience
Experience collaborating and creative problem solving

Pay Band

4

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary range is $

Hours per week

40 hours per week

Review Date

March 23 2026

Additional Information

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (up to one day per week of remote work) following fully onsite onboarding period to support successful training and transition.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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