Grants Officer

Hybrid

Work Schedule:

Minimum of 24 hours (3 business days) a week in the office. Regular Office

Hours:

Monday through Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

VP Area

VP Area President

Department

Department 00644 - Office of Sponsored Projects

Location

Location Campus

City

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range

Pay Rate Range $47,600 - $84,883

Close Date

Close Date 12/29/2026

Sponsored Projects Officers ( SPO ) on the Federal and Foundation Grants and Contracts Team provide centralized support to University of Utah faculty seeking external funding for research, public service, and sponsored institutional projects. SPOs are the university’s authorized liaisons for administrative and contractual matters with award sponsors. This position provides support for most phases of the research project life cycle, including application review and submission, award negotiation, and providing expertise and policy guidance in the administrative management and closeout of sponsored awards to faculty and staff.

The value of being an employee at the University of Utah goes far beyond your base salary, so we encourage you to carefully consider and compare our total package offer. This package includes a variety of excellent employee benefits, including health care coverage, retirement plans, and paid leave time as well as other valuable benefits, services, and programs such as tuition reduction.

One example is the U’s retirement benefits which amount to a 14.2% contribution in addition to your annual salary. You may view the U’s total compensation estimator to calculate the approximate value of your total compensation .utah.edu/comp/totalcomp.php. If you have any questions on how to use the estimator tool, please contact Human Resources at .

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

• Provides expert advice to faculty and staff in regards to sponsor and University policies and requirements for sponsored project application development and award administration.
• Negotiates terms and conditions with sponsoring entities for awards, inbound and outbound subawards, and other agreements.
• Advises facutly and staff on and helps resolve issues that arise in the administration of applications and awards.
• Provides formal and informal training to faculty and staff.
• Facilitate the regular collection of information and metrics related to the contracting and sponsored project management process, including preparing and submitting reports, analyzing and preparing data of work performed, compile reports, and other tracking and reporting tasks as identified.
• Respond to faculty, staff, and sponsor inquires.
• Act as OSP liaison with the University’s Office of General Counsel on legal matters pertaining to sponsored contract agreements.
• Act as an OSP liaison with University leadership and other research administration and compliance offices.
• Use information systems to track and manage sponsored agreements through the project lifecycle. Record preliminary, contract, and award information in the sponsored project infrastructure, including financial and other compliance systems.
• Serve as the primary resource for campus-wide research administration professionals and external interested parties and provide expert advice on University policies and procedures, work process and practice, the sponsored programs lifecycle, IT systems, contacting, compliance issues, reporting, and stewardship.
• Ensure that University practice and policy related to sponsored contracts reflect current state and federal laws and regulations for sponsored…