Grants & Contracts Specialist

** Job Posting

Title:

** Grants & Contracts Specialist**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Special Education**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Exempt from FLSA**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Oct 01, 2026**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2027**---
- ***
* Location:

** UT MAIN CAMPUS**---
- **** Job Details:**## Purpose Provide pre- and post- award research administration support for the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk.## Responsibilities
* Maintain and monitor budgets for research projects; work with Principal Investigators on amendments and progress reports.
* Arrange travel for staff, consultants, and participants, including hotel, flight, vehicle, and conference reservations.
* Process payments, contracts and purchasing for staff, consultants, and participants of The Meadows Center.
* Update and maintain administrative spreadsheets, Box, and paper files.
* Work with research staff to prepare proposals for submission to prospective sponsoring agencies and organizations in accordance with university and sponsoring agency guidelines and deadlines.
* Other related duties as assigned.##

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience. Experience in pre- and post- award research administration in an institution of higher education.
* Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*##

Preferred Qualifications CRA certification. Proficiency in UT internal systems: DEFINE, FRMS, UTRMS, etc.## Salary Range $60,000 + depending on qualifications## Working Conditions
* Typical office environment## Required Materials
* Resume/CV
* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
* Letter of interest
** Important*
* ** for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  

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