RESEARCH GRANTS WRITER

University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Birmingham, ALABAMA
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RESEARCH GRANTS WRITER - (T211135)

Description

 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks a RESEARCH GRANTS WRITER to provide assistance in development and preparation of documents in support of grant applications and ensure compliance with federal, state and sponsor requirements. To provide support and assistance to faculty in the preparation of proposals for funding, including: writing, editing, and creation of graphics and infographics. To provide refinement of the presentation of scientific ideas and review of grant application narratives to ensure each proposal communicates a compelling vision/concept. To assist faculty in using available enterprise-wide resources to locate funding mechanisms.



1. Manage ORS On the Road , a bi-weekly Zoom session for PI's for obtaining real-time coaching from peers and ORS experts (e.g., scientists, administrators, IRB experts). 
2. In collaboration with assigned faculty, assists faculty in honing their skills in proposal development, scientific writing, understanding and matching grant mechanisms to specific ideas, pro-active submission planning, and other skills to secure program funding. 
3. Identifies and disseminates funding mechanisms to faculty and develops and coordinates general educational activities in grant development skills. 
4. Assists with grant editing, evaluating readability, logic, flow and consistency. Provides feedback on the strength of the argument and whether the dots are connected in the argument/justification of the work. 
5. Assesses scholarship needs and connects constituents (e.g., faculty, staff, trainees) to the appropriate ORS or other resources (ORS mailbox monitoring, triaging requests, and navigation to appropriate resources). 
6. In collaboration with ORS leaders and the Assistant Dean for Evaluation, co-develops, updates, and maintains databases that support tracking the ORS strategic goals and metrics and develops ways to communicate and visualize ORS outcomes via written correspondence, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, and data dashboards to inform diverse constituents. 
7. Continuously monitors and ensures that the ORS resources that support grant development are up dated and available (e.g., via the ORS website, grant library) 
8. Participates in University level committees and training about grant development, team science, and other initiatives. 
9. Works with faculty to learn time management skills that will ensure timely completion of scholarly products (e.g., develop checklists, Gantt charts). 
10. Maintains working knowledge of ERA Commons, NSF, NIH, HRSA, and grants.gov grant submission/administration systems. 
11. Coordinates grant reviews and editing. 
12. Assists in educating faculty about the processes related to grant regulations, progress reports, and other deliverables. 
13. Creates, updates, and maintains templates for grant components (i.e., facilities and resources, MPI plans, data safety monitoring plans, data sharing plans, biosketches), updating them at least every 6 months and maintaining them as separate components to allow for individualized combinations. 
14. Maintains a contemporary repository of funded grant examples (Ks, Rs, Foundations, NSF, DOD). 
15. Supports faculty to create and maintain updated biosketches, and creation of ancillary proposal components such as LOS, human subjects elements, data safety and monitoring, and data sharing plans, other support , NIH forms, facilities and resources. 
16. In collaboration with the Director of Regulatory and Review Processes, assists in training and monitoring faculty and trainee compliance with responsible conduct of research and human subjects training. 
17. Has strong operational knowledge of IRB processes and assists early-stage investigators and others with complex submissions such as Single and Multi-Site IRB. 
18. Provides consultation regarding dissemination of scholarly products such as abstracts, posters, and manuscripts. 
19. Proactively prioritizes projects and assignments in an efficient and effective manner to achieve desired outcomes. 
20. Manages work in a timely and efficient manner as to provide immediate turn-around time when necessary.

(Annual Salary:  $55,180  -  $89,670)
 

Qualifications

 

Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of related experience required, Master's degree and five (5) years of related experience or PhD degree. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.


A research-focused Master's degree or PhD are strongly preferred (Nursing, Education, or related). Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Knowledge and skill in scholarly writing and grant proposal development. Contemporary knowledge of federal, foundation, and academic grant policies and procedures for proposal development and review to guide faculty in developing scholarly products (e.g., grants, manuscripts) Expertise in reference management software, Oracle, Microsoft Office products, Adobe, Microsoft Teams, and Qualtrics or a similar survey program. Experience with Excel PowerMap (3D Maps), Canvas, and SPSS are not required but are preferred. To be successful in this position an individual should possess strong work ethic, organizational, computer, communication, and interpersonal skills. All work performed must be in accordance with SON and UAB policies and procedures and UAB Enterprise Code of Conduct.
 
Primary Location
: University
Job Category
: Professional & Managerial
Organization
: 344000000 Nursing Res & Scholarship
Employee Status
: Regular
Shift: Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Onsite

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