GRANTS MANAGER

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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington educates tomorrow’s innovators, conducts cutting-edge research in core and emerging areas of the field, and leads a broad range of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate the transformative power of computing. Consistently ranked among the top computer science programs in the nation, the Allen School is widely recognized for the excellence and impact of our research and teaching across the region and around the globe. As a leader in efforts to broaden participation in computing, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in our program and in our field. Members of the Allen School actively work to cultivate a welcoming community in which students, faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds, identities and experiences can thrive. The Allen School occupies two spectacular buildings — the Paul G. Allen Center and the adjacent Bill & Melinda Gates Center — located at the heart of the UW campus in Seattle.

The Allen School is seeking outstanding candidates for the position of Grants Manager.

For more information on the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, visit the Allen School website.

The Grants Manager (Program Operations Specialist) provides critical grants and contract management support to an assigned group of faculty principal investigators (PIs) and plays a key role in providing the administration of day-to-day grants management activities for PIs, researchers, research labs, and centers.  Responsibilities include the coordination, planning, development, and implementation of the fiscal and fiscal-oriented functions of the Allen School’s research efforts from grant and contract proposal development through budget closings.  The Allen School currently has approximately 85 full time faculty members and in Fiscal Year 2021 was awarded grants totaling nearly $35 million dollars. Annual grant expenditures were more than $34 million dollars.

This position reports to the Assistant Director of Research Administration, and works in a team with 15 other grant managers and fiscal specialists in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. On our team we encourage innovation by fostering creativity, promoting professional growth, and supporting one another.  This position will work cooperatively with other academic and administrative units, faculty, staff and students as well as external stakeholders, federal sponsors and private industry partners.

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