Grants Manager
- Employer
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Location
- Worcester
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
JOB TITLE
Grants Manager
LOCATION
Worcester
DEPARTMENT NAME
Computer Science I
DIVISION NAME
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Under the supervision of Neil Heffernan, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Learning Science and Technologies Program, the Grants Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the ongoing operations of associated research programs. The Grants Manager will work closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs and Sponsored Programs Accounting to ensure compliance with federal, sponsor, and program regulations, as well as WPI policy.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Pre-Award:
- Serve as a thought-partner to PI to transcribe and edit ideas into written memoranda and proposals.
- Maintain awareness of- and track upcoming funding opportunities with sponsors.
- Help to foster potential partnerships with sponsors and other research institutions, attending calls with potential partners to keep notes and details.
- Review solicitations for guidelines and restrictions or other special provisions.
- Prepare supporting proposal documentation:
- update current and pending documentation for PI and co-PIs;
- prepare detailed line-item budget with corresponding budget justification;
- prepare facilities description, data management plan, and COA;
- collect and format biographical sketches, CV's, and letters of collaboration;
- request letters of support (as needed) for PIs and outside collaborators;
- collect subaward commitment formsas needed.
- Help craft final grant applications including a proofreading and editing of technical narratives.
- Collate all pending proposal materials and maintain files.
- Assist the Office of Sponsored Programs with the upload all proposal documents into government and non-government sponsor websites for submission. Fastlane, Grants.gov., and various foundation portals.
Post Award:
- Serve as liaison between PI and associated research partners at other institutions; communicate project status and issues to be resolved.
- Assist with the development of resources that may be shared by awardees including websites, grant management software, and other tools and technologies.
- Schedule and ensure that complex meetings run smoothly by preparing and organizing supporting materials.
- Serve as daily supervisor for PI's team of full-time research scientists, graduate students, undergraduates, and volunteers.
- Perform project management for the research programs, such as documenting project requirements, developing work processes, determining realistic schedules, monitoring timelines, deliverables, and milestones. Monitor and adjust plans by updating monthly reports and by incorporating new awards, students, and research staff support.
- Update and maintain institutional dashboards and other project documentation including notes, change requests, project plans, and actions items.
- Generate and edit annual reports, written and oral presentations, and other correspondence for both internal and external audiences.
- Coordinate the contracting of- and execution of agreements with technical consultants and other service providers as appropriate.
- Assist PI and partners with the preparation and follow-up of Institutional Review Board (IRB) materials.
- Assist with the recruitment and hiring of staff and students.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
FLSA STATUS
United States of America (Exempt)
WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.
To apply, visit: https://wpi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WPI_External_Career_Site/job/Worcester/Grants-Manager_R0001044
About WPI
WPI is a vibrant, active, and diverse community of extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty, and state of the art research facilities. At WPI, we have competitive and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, long-term care, retirement, tuition assistance, flexible spending accounts, work-life balance and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at WPI
WPI is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected; a place where every student, faculty and staff member can be themselves, so that they can study, live, and work comfortably, to reach their full potential, and make meaningful contributions in order to meet departmental and institutional goals. WPI thrives on innovative practice and welcomes diverse perspectives, insight, and people from diverse lived experiences, to enhance the community environment and propel the institution to the next level in a competitive, global marketplace.
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Organization
Founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1865, WPI was one of the nation's earliest technological universities. From our founding days, WPI has taken a unique approach to science and technology education.
Our undergraduate and graduate students emerge ready to take on some of the most difficult challenges in science and technology. More important, they understand how their work can truly impact society and improve our lives.
Great Minds at Work in the classroom and around the world
WPI's academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD.
At sites as close as our home city of Worcester and at over 40 other locations in 25 countries,WPI’s Global Projects Program immerses students in new cultures to tackle unstructured problems in ways that are meaningful to local sponsors in real communities. This is not your typical study abroad.
WPI faculty members and students are engaged in advanced, multidisciplinary research across a broad range of fields—from cutting-edge work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to explorations of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings.
A highly regarded institution
Among recent honors for WPI are the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education and the No. 1 ranking for “faculty who best combine research and teaching.” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016)
A beautiful campus in a central location
WPI’s compact 95-acre campus is set atop one of Worcester’s “seven hills” on the residential outskirts of town. Old English stone buildings are focal points of the architecture, but modern facilities have moved in to claim their own space on the immaculately kept grounds. WPI’s newest building, the Foisie Innovation Studio, is slated to open in Fall 2018 and will house high-tech classrooms, makerspaces, labs, and a residence hall for 140 students.
Learn more at wpi.edu.
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