Grant Writing Specialist

Department
 

PSD Chemistry: Faculty Support

About the Department
 

One of the first departments founded at the University of Chicago was the Department of Chemistry. Since then, The University of Chicago has been the recipient of more than 73 Nobel Prize recipients, 15 of which came from the Department of Chemistry. Our current faculty have considerable strength in inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, as well as well as in interdisciplinary research that delves into biology, physics, and materials science.

Job Summary
 

The job independently maintains and coordinates large scale grant and/or publishing projects. Develops proposals and creates project budgets, schedules, and the peer review process. Collaborates with authors to coordinate manuscript elements supplied by multiple faculty. Performs scientific structural editing and helps faculty to identify scientific weaknesses in their proposals, hypothesis, and scope of work.

Responsibilities

• Working independently, coordinates grant proposals to support multiple faculty.  

• Performs developmental editing for multiple grant proposals.

• Develops grant proposals and creates project budgets, schedules, contributes to graphic presentation of data, and the peer review process.

• Coordinates knowledge transfer between faculty to enable rapid adaption to new trends and requirements for various funding agencies.

• Trains faculty and students on grant writing, how to become optimally competitive for funding and how to cater their proposals to specific funding agencies.

• Performs scientific structural editing and helps faculty to identify scientific weaknesses in their proposals, hypothesis, and scope of work.

• Facilitates sharing of proposals and tips between faculty applying to similar agencies.

• Works directly with undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs on how to craft fellowship proposals (e.g. NSF GRFP, DoD NDSEG, NIH F30/F31), manuscripts, and job proposals. 

• Responsible for the Copy edits of manuscripts for high profile papers, scientific press releases, tenure dossiers, and job proposals.  Interfaces with appropriate faculty, students, postdocs as necessary.

• Develops, establishes, and communicates best practices for grant writing to faculty, students, and staff as appropriate.

• Designs and maintains editing schedules and manages the proofreading, review, and correction of page proofs and additional proof stages.

• Works with minimal guidance to edit complex manuscripts and other forms of copy for grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, form, sentence structure, clarity, consistency, and accuracy. Creates online and/or print versions of publications. Performs quality control checking at all stages of production for all written material in an editorial group.

• Uses best practices and knowledge to write, update, and revise style notes for each assigned journal.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:         

• PhD in Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Experience:       

• Writing and submitting grant proposals.

• Experience with science writing for public audiences.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

• References (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Communications

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

Employees must comply with the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements. More information about the requirements can be found on the University of Chicago Vaccination GoForward .
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

 

Staff Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.

 

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages a diversity of perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

 

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.  A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.  Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

 

The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at: http://securityreport.uchicago.edu . Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.

Department
 

PSD Chemistry: Faculty Support

About the Department
 

One of the first departments founded at the University of Chicago was the Department of Chemistry. Since then, The University of Chicago has been the recipient of more than 73 Nobel Prize recipients, 15 of which came from the Department of Chemistry. Our current faculty have considerable strength in inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, as well as well as in interdisciplinary research that delves into biology, physics, and materials science.

Job Summary
 

The job independently maintains and coordinates large scale grant and/or publishing projects. Develops proposals and creates project budgets, schedules, and the peer review process. Collaborates with authors to coordinate manuscript elements supplied by multiple faculty. Performs scientific structural editing and helps faculty to identify scientific weaknesses in their proposals, hypothesis, and scope of work.

Responsibilities

• Working independently, coordinates grant proposals to support multiple faculty.  

• Performs developmental editing for multiple grant proposals.

• Develops grant proposals and creates project budgets, schedules, contributes to graphic presentation of data, and the peer review process.

• Coordinates knowledge transfer between faculty to enable rapid adaption to new trends and requirements for various funding agencies.

• Trains faculty and students on grant writing, how to become optimally competitive for funding and how to cater their proposals to specific funding agencies.

• Performs scientific structural editing and helps faculty to identify scientific weaknesses in their proposals, hypothesis, and scope of work.

• Facilitates sharing of proposals and tips between faculty applying to similar agencies.

• Works directly with undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs on how to craft fellowship proposals (e.g. NSF GRFP, DoD NDSEG, NIH F30/F31), manuscripts, and job proposals. 

• Responsible for the Copy edits of manuscripts for high profile papers, scientific press releases, tenure dossiers, and job proposals.  Interfaces with appropriate faculty, students, postdocs as necessary.

• Develops, establishes, and communicates best practices for grant writing to faculty, students, and staff as appropriate.

• Designs and maintains editing schedules and manages the proofreading, review, and correction of page proofs and additional proof stages.

• Works with minimal guidance to edit complex manuscripts and other forms of copy for grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, form, sentence structure, clarity, consistency, and accuracy. Creates online and/or print versions of publications. Performs quality control checking at all stages of production for all written material in an editorial group.

• Uses best practices and knowledge to write, update, and revise style notes for each assigned journal.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

---
Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

---
Certifications:

---

Preferred Qualifications

Education:         

• PhD in Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Experience:       

• Writing and submitting grant proposals.

• Experience with science writing for public audiences.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

• References (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Communications

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

Employees must comply with the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements. More information about the requirements can be found on the University of Chicago Vaccination GoForward .
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

 

Staff Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.

 

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages a diversity of perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

 

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.  A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.  Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

 

The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at: http://securityreport.uchicago.edu . Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.