Grants Specialist I

Iowa State University•Ames, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Come join the Research and Graduate Studies team within Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine as a Grant Specialist I. Help advance research that improves animal health, veterinary medicine, and scientific discovery. As a central resource for faculty, researchers, and students, our team supports external funding, research development, and graduate education across the college. In this role, you will serve in a pre-award research administration capacity, partnering with faculty throughout the grant proposal development and submission process. Responsibilities include identifying funding opportunities, developing proposal budgets, coordinating proposal submissions, assisting with sponsor guidelines and requirements, preparing proposal materials, and supporting other pre-award research administration activities. You will collaborate with faculty, researchers, and university partners to help secure external funding that advances the college's research mission. This is an excellent opportunity for an early career professional interested in research administration. We are committed to providing training and development to help the successful candidate build expertise in pre-award grant administration and research support. Working closely with faculty, researchers, students, and university partners, you'll gain experience in funding opportunity identification, proposal development, budget preparation, proposal coordination, and sponsor submission requirements while helping transform innovative ideas into competitive funding proposals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Higher Education Administration, Research Administration, or a related field.
Experience developing budgets, financial reports, or financial projections.
Experience preparing or submitting grant, contract, or sponsored project proposals.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and data reporting.
Experience reviewing and applying policies, procedures, funding requirements, or compliance guidelines.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the preparation, internal review and submission of grant proposals.
Develop proposal budgets, justifications and supporting documentation.
Enter and maintain proposal information in university systems.
Coordinate proposal routing, approvals, and submission timelines.
Assist faculty with interpreting sponsor guidelines, preparing proposal materials, and meeting submission requirements
Support post-submission activities, including sponsor requests and required documentation.
Collect, maintain, and verify research-related data and records.
Assist with research programs, events, workshops, and student initiatives.
Monitor and distribute funding opportunities to faculty and staff.
Collaborate with university partners to support research administration activities.