Grants and Contracts Associate- Jane Addams College of Social Work

Hiring Department: Jane Addams College of Social Work

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1017238

Posting Close Date: 05/10/2023

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

The Grant and Contract Associate will provide proposal/grants development support to faculty in the College of Social Work under the direction of the Associate Dean for Research Support.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Helping faculty identify funding sources/opportunities;
• Determining proposal submission forms and all necessary supporting documents required by the funder;
• Providing consultation on budgeting and budget development and review of the budget and budget justification prior to submission to the business office;
• Maintaining a library of templates/samples (as they become available) of commonly used proposal documents such as bio-sketches, letters of support, facilities and resources sections, etc. and providing these to faculty when applicable;
• Monitoring the return of documents like bio-sketches and letters of support and sending reminders to external entities about submission deadlines;
• Reviewing supporting documents for compliance with funder requirements;
• Providing a preliminary review of the proposal narrative to ensure it is responsive to the FOA/RFA/PA/NOFO;
• Support assembling all proposal documents into a final format acceptable for submission;
• Developing a training/workshop curriculum to be held throughout the academic year on a monthly or semi-monthly basis to assist faculty in learning successful proposal development and submission strategies and proposal development resources available to them at UIC.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree in social services or liberal arts with an emphasis on excellent writing and communications skills.
Prior experience supporting the development of successful research proposals for federal funding sources such as NIH Institutes, Department of Justice, and the CDC; private foundations such as Robert Wood Johnson and the Joyce Foundation; and state and municipal funders is strongly preferred.

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