Job Details

Job Location: Earlham College - Richmond, IN

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Job Category: Administrative Faculty

Earlham College is accepting applications for the position of Assistant/Associate Director of Grants and Sponsored Research in the Institutional Advancement Office. This is a full-time, 12-month administrative faculty appointment with salary and title dependent on experience. Earlham's full benefit package with insurance, retirement, tuition remission, and 22 days of vacation per year is included.

Earlham is a liberal arts college of approximately 1000 students founded by the Society of Friends (Quakers). Our Quaker Seminary offers Masters degree programs and certificates to ~30 students per year and our Graduate Programs in Education graduates ~20 students per year with M.A.T. and M.Ed. certificates. Earlham is committed to and proud of being a diverse and inclusive place most clearly visible in our student body: fully 22% of our student body are international, coming from 59 nations in 2017, and 25% are domestic students of color. Our community is characterized by respect for every person, a commitment to social concerns and peacemaking, and a dedication to the integration of intellectual, emotional, moral, and spiritual growth of all members of the community. Earlham recently committed to making equity and inclusion work among our primary institutional goals, beginning with the Presidents office and including every space on campus.

Work in Grants and Sponsored Research enhances college revenue through strategic seeking of governmental, foundation, and corporate grants and contracts. The individual in the role will participate in building a robust and supportive environment for the research and scholarly endeavors of faculty and students through identifying funding opportunities, proposal writing and editing, providing post-award administrative oversight on compliance and financial management, and coordination of a faculty-student collaborative summer research program.

The position will report to the Director of Sponsored Programs and Foundation Relations and will collaborate regularly with Earlham faculty, Accounting, and the Institutional Advancement office staff.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Communicate regularly with the Director of Sponsored Programs and Foundation Relations and Accounting regarding grant activity.
• Maintain organized grant files, to include tracking external grant applications, report schedules, and grant policies.
• Identify funding sources for institutional priorities and faculty research, and disseminate this information to appropriate teaching and administrative faculty.
• Demonstrate an ability to proactively work with faculty to find funding and develop pre-proposals, letters of inquiry, and final proposals in accordance with sponsor guidelines.
• Help secure approvals for pre-proposals (with budgets), final proposals (with budgets), and awards from internal constituents.
• Assist with budget development, management, and expenditure tracking.
• Work with constituencies across campus, including staff and faculty, to provide effective grants management and timely, accurate grant reporting.
• Inform grant seekers of and maintain currency of federally mandated and foundation grants policies and procedures that include but are not limited to Responsible Research Conduct, Research Misconduct, Conflict of Interest, Human Subjects Research, and Vertebrate Animal Use.
• Assist with developing how-to grant writing resources for constituencies through group seminars and one-on-one sessions as well as the office website.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Some job responsibilities may be assigned based on the strengths of the candidate.

Experience and Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree is required.
• Excellent written communications skills with solid attention to detail in editorial and proofreading work.
• Good interpersonal skills for developing and maintaining effective working relationships with faculty, co-workers, and external constituencies.
• Comfort and proficiency with managing budgets.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively and to organize and manage time effectively.
• Word processing and spreadsheet competency.
• Initiative, creativity, and talent for problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with different deadlines.
• Discretion in dealing with confidential information.
• General knowledge of a broad range of academic fields, preferred.
• Prior experience in Sponsored Programs and Foundation Relations or related fundraising/grant-writing, preferred.

To Apply:

Please submit the following application materials through the Earlham College Career Portal:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Statement on Diversity: A 300 500-word document in which you concretely detail how your values and professional experience would contribute to Earlhams commitment to DEI.
• Contact information for three references

The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Earlham College requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or apply for and receive a qualified exemption within two weeks of the employment start date.

Earlham College is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse community, one that reflects the makeup of society at large and that particularly welcomes and supports individuals from groups that have been historically marginalized because of factors such as race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and physical ability. The College strongly encourages applications from women and people of color. As an institution with a Quaker identity, the College also solicits applications from members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Earlhams Work Authorization Policy

Earlham utilizes E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees within the United States.