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POSITION SPECIFICS​

Join the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing as a Proposal and Award Generalist to help advance the College’s research mission by ensuring high quality, compliance, and timely proposal development.

While the primary focus of this position is pre-award administration, the Proposal and Award Generalist will also provide comprehensive administrative support across post-award.

This role also provides integrated backup and operational support across research administration functions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Pre-Award Administration:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all pre‑award activities.

• Coordinate preparation of grant and contract proposals (e.g., budgets, justifications, biosketches).

• Review sponsor guidelines, funding announcements, and compliance requirements.

• Manage proposal timelines and ensure timely submission.

• Prepare and route proposals through institutional and federal sponsor submission systems (e.g., Cayuse, Research.gov, Grants.gov, NIH ASSIST).

• Support faculty with complex proposal submissions (e.g., multi‑site, collaborative, limited submissions).

• Maintain proposal records, tracking, and internal reporting.

• Provide training and guidance to faculty and staff on proposal development.

Research Administration Support:

• Assist with contract and subaward negotiations coordination.

• Provide occasional support for award setup and sponsor communication.

• Participate in process improvement and development of research administration tools.

The Proposal and Award Generalist will also support routing of regulatory compliance materials, including Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and Conflict of Interest reviews.

Additional Key Responsibilities:

Financial and Post-Award Support:

• Perform interim account reconciliation, financial monitoring, and expense compliance review.

• Support student financial processing and reconciliation.

• Ensure operati