Specialist , Grants
Listed on 2026-10-20
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Administrative/Clerical
Business Administration
Location: Kingston
Specialist I, Grants & Contracts
Posting Number: SF02237
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 8
Pay Grade Range: Salary Hiring Range: $60,000 -$68,000
Department: Research Office
Campus
Location:
Kingston
The University of Rhode Island enrollsapproximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduateprograms and is the State's flagship public research university, aswell as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Bothcampuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community.
URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
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THE POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE AFTERSIX MONTHS.POSITION SUMMARY:
Participate and support pre-award and post-award functions within the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP); assist inthe coordination of critical activities that range from pre- andpost-award functions.
Duties and Responsibilities KEYDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pre-Award
Specific Duties :
Assist in the review, approval, and submission of proposal documents for sponsored projects, including requests for special handling (cost sharing, limited F&A, etc.). Managing the acceptance of amendments to sponsored agreements (e.g., grants,cooperative agreements or contracts).
Award Set-UpSpecific Duties :
Assist in the review of award notifications, noting special termsand conditions, ensure compliance (e.g., compliance and ethicscommittee) before setting up account, and creating Electronic Research Administration accounts (e.g., input budget and setreporting dates).
Post-AwardSpecific Duties :
Assist in monitoring, review, and approval of sponsored projectsfunds for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency of treatment. Assist with federal and stategrant/contract requirements including but not limited to patentreporting and subaward monitoring. Oversee OSP records retentionprogram.
Maintain familiarity with federal, state, University, and sponsor requirements for University level externally sponsored projects and activities.
Monitor compliance and adherence to University, federal, and state policies and procedures.
OTHERDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise student workers.
Perform other duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:Personal computers, printers and word processing, electronic grant administration software, database and spreadsheet software.
Posting Date: 10/16/2026
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