Proposal Specialist
Core
Pre-award support for faculty and postdoctoral fellows in developing federal and non-federal research proposals, including budgeting and form completion.
Role type
Grants administration specialist (pre-award)
Builds
Research proposals for federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DOD), non-federal government, industry, foundations, and private organizations
Domain
Higher education research administration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Budget development, federal funding guidelines (2 CFR 200, FAR), financial systems, cost accounting, Excel budgeting, Grants.gov submissions, Adobe Professional, Docusign
Preferred skills
Certified Research Administration (CRA), Certified PreAward Research Administration (CPRA), Certified Financial Research Administration (CFRA), Workday
Technologies
Grants.gov, Excel, Adobe Professional, Docusign, Workday
Responsibilities
Identify, organize, facilitate, and submit new, resubmission, and competitive renewal research proposals; develop budgets; complete and submit forms for various funding mechanisms
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC