Research Development Specialist
Florida Institute of Technology•Melbourne, FL
About The Position
The Research Development Specialist will support faculty in identifying and pursuing external funding opportunities and developing competitive grant proposals. This position provides strategic funding guidance, proposal development support, editorial review, and project coordination for individual and multi-investigator submissions. The specialist serves as a key partner to faculty throughout the proposal lifecycle, helping investigators identify funding opportunities, strengthen proposal narratives, coordinate interdisciplinary teams, and navigate complex proposal development processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (Master's degree or higher in a relevant field preferred)
- Experience in research development, grant writing, sponsored programs, research administration, or related field
- Demonstrated experience identifying funding opportunities
- Strong writing, editing, and proposal review skills
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively with faculty from diverse disciplines
Nice To Haves
- Minimum three years experience supporting proposals to NSF, NIH, DoD, DOE, NASA, or major foundations
- Familiarity with federal sponsor requirements
- Experience coordinating interdisciplinary and multi-investigator proposals
- Certification from NORDP, NCURA, SRAI, or related organizations
Responsibilities
- Conduct proactive searches for federal, state, foundation, and industry funding opportunities
- Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in funding opportunities and shifts in federal and non-federal agency priorities
- Match funding opportunities to faculty expertise and strategic institutional priorities
- Provide targeted funding recommendations
- Facilitate interactions with Program Officers
- Consult with faculty on proposal strategy and competitiveness
- Review proposal drafts and provide substantive feedback
- Assist with development of project narratives, broader impacts, significance statements, and commercialization sections
- Facilitate proposal planning meetings and timelines
- Support resubmissions based on reviewer feedback
- Participate in review of limited submission proposals
- Coordinate multidisciplinary proposal teams
- Organize planning meetings and proposal development schedules
- Track contributions, deadlines, and required documents
- Facilitate communication among investigators and administrative offices
- Support center-scale, consortium, and institutional proposals
- Provide one-on-one proposal coaching
- Conduct workshops on grantsmanship
- Develop proposal templates, guides, and best practices
- Assist new faculty with establishing funding strategies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
