University Program Associate

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

6h

About The Position

The LCCC pre-award grants team supports interdisciplinary research groups of investigators at LCCC and collaborating institutions (e.g., Duke University, Washington University, Dana Farber Cancer Institute), in submitting grant applications. The Pre-award Specialist is responsible for submission of grants, ensuring all sponsor guidelines and expectations are met. This position will work on multiple, unique, grant applications at a time, working independently to manage their time and meet university and sponsor deadlines. They will coordinate and communicate with research team members (e.g., faculty principal investigators and co-investigators, non-faculty project managers, and departmental administrators from across the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Pharmacy, and Arts and Sciences as well as collaborating institutions), institutional research administration officials (e.g., Office of Sponsored Programs and Sponsored Programs Office, Institutional Review Board, and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) and sponsors (e.g., National Institutes of Health, American Association for Cancer. Research, V-Foundation, Susan G. Komen Foundation). This position will submit non-financial progress reports, as needed, for funded projects. They will use sponsor submission portals including Cayuse, Proposal Central, Assist, grants.gov, etc. The Pre-Award Specialist will work independently, create and adhere to timelines and deadlines.

Requirements

• Experience with grant applications.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Familiarity with sponsor submission portals (e.g., Cayuse, Proposal Central, Assist, grants.gov).

Responsibilities

• Submission of grants, ensuring all sponsor guidelines and expectations are met.
• Work on multiple, unique, grant applications at a time, working independently to manage time and meet university and sponsor deadlines.
• Coordinate and communicate with research team members, institutional research administration officials, and sponsors.
• Submit non-financial progress reports, as needed, for funded projects.
• Use sponsor submission portals including Cayuse, Proposal Central, Assist, grants.gov, etc.
• Work independently, create and adhere to timelines and deadlines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed