Grants & Contracts Specialist, School of Information

Job description

Job Posting Title: Grants & Contracts Specialist, School of Information Hiring Department: School of Information Position Open To: All Applicants Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA Earliest Start Date: May 01, 2026 Position Duration: Expected to Continue Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS Job Details: General Notes The Grants & Contracts Specialist provides comprehensive assistance to all department faculty members, principal investigators, and research staff in the development, preparation and submission of research proposals to federal, state, local, foundation, and/or industry sponsoring agencies and organizations. Liaise with the Office of Sponsored Projects and other research support offices on campus as needed to ensure accurate and timely submission. Purpose: To provide high-level pre- and post-award support to the School of Information, and all associated organized research units. Responsibilities: Pre-award Support: Provide comprehensive grant proposal development support: research the submission process, create detailed budgets and budget justifications, draft, format and copy/edit proposal documents, create an electronic proposal review form, upload proposal...