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Proposal Development Manager

University of Maryland College Park💼 Full-time💰 $116,689–$116,689🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-25

Core

Facilitate and execute the scientific and administrative development of complex, visible, and signature research proposals from ideation to submission for the University of Maryland.

Role type

Proposal Development Manager

Builds

Large-scale, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional research projects and center-level proposals; nationally prominent federal agency/foundation opportunities; signature research opportunities; applications to foundation, corporate, and government sponsors.

Domain

Higher Education Research Administration

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Proposal development, project fit assessment, proposal responsiveness refinement, external stakeholder outreach, strategic research partnership development, policy interpretation, multitasking

Preferred skills

PhD or graduate work in engineering/applied sciences, experience with DoD/DOE/NASA/NIH/NSF proposals, research funding mechanism expertise, relationship building with principal investigators, cross-team collaboration, deadline management

Technologies

Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Coordinate and prepare proposals, assess project fit, refine proposal responsiveness, conduct select outreach to external stakeholders and sponsors, provide specialized services to enhance submission competitiveness

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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