GRANT RESEARCH OFFICER

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Position Information

Posting Number	SRGV7458
Working Title	GRANT RESEARCH OFFICER
Number of Vacancies	2
Location	Edinburg, Texas
Department	Research Enhancement
FTE	1.0
FLSA	Exempt
Scope of Job	To provide grant proposal development expertise to faculty members and research personnel to enable competitive individual and team extramural research funding and facilitate research excellence. Manage and plan the research, preparation, development and submission of grant proposals for the purposes of research project, including identifying external funding opportunities.
Description of Duties	• Responsible for providing grant writing expertise, which may include: conducting and evaluating research, preparing and analyzing proposal budgets, and working collaboratively with internal and external personnel to develop grant proposals that support the research mission and goals of the university. • Maintains in-depth knowledge of faculty research interests, capabilities and activities. • Provides strategic and proactive proposal writing expertise to faculty members and researchers. • Provides advice and guidance to researchers and administrators on the application of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures. • Oversees and provides guidance on the writing process that is complex in nature reaching across organizational levels. • Evaluates research capabilities within the University and assesses opportunities for grant and contract support. • Initiates and nurtures critical partnerships and alliances throughout the institution’s research enterprise, with institutional partners and other external stakeholders to increase institutional research competitiveness. • Provides analytical, technical and professional support in writing funding proposals, including development of hypotheses, aims, and objectives, grantsmanship and limited scientific review. • Counsels and assists junior faculty and assists senior faculty in these tasks. • Provides active leadership in the identification, solicitation, and cultivation of major funding agencies, to include State and Federal agencies, national laboratories, corporations, and foundations. • Identifies and maintains research alliances with potential collaborative partners and funding agencies to formulate and implement specific research projects. • Provides workshops on research funding agency requirements, interests and trends. • Monitors funding agency changes and priorities and identifies funding opportunities suited for faculty member(s) based upon their research expertise. • Acts as a liaison between all internal stakeholders, faculty, and funding agencies for activities related to proposal development and submission. • Serves as proposal development expert to staff and researchers. • May develop and coordinate research related events, such as research seminars and research symposiums. • Maintains currency of knowledge of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures; disseminates and/or presents changes to departments and advises on the implementation of changes and on the impact of changes on funded operations. • Participates in university committees as appropriate. • Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received	General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given	Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education	Master’s Degree from an accredited university.
Preferred Education	Doctoral degree from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications	None
Required Experience	Three (3) years of experience in academic research administration, grant writing, proposal writing, and/or project management.
Preferred Experience	More than the required experience. Certified Research Administration (CRA) preferred.
Equipment	Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions	Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment.
Other	Exceptional planning, excellent time/task management and organizational skills and ability to collaborate successfully with others.
Physical Capabilities
Employment Category	Full-Time
Minimum Salary	Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary	Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date	03/28/2024
Grant Funded Position	No
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EEO Statement	It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants	Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Additional Information	UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need. All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link	https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/42330