Grants Coordinator

Job Description

Grants Coordinator I

Job : 305069
Location: Statesboro, Georgia;

Georgia Southern - Savannah
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher learning south of Atlanta, and one of the most dynamic public universities in the Southeast.

Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern has grown from a single-purpose college into a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution with 149 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, serving 31,600 students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and more than 100 nations.

Four distinct campuses extend Georgia Southern's reach across the region: a 900-acre quintessential college campus in Statesboro, anchored by Georgian-style red-brick buildings set among oaks and pines; the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, minutes from historic downtown and a short drive from the beaches of Tybee Island; a modern, purpose-built facility in Hinesville serving local and military-affiliated students; and the East Georgia Campus in Swainsboro, an outdoor oasis nestled on a 385-acre pine forest, offering expanded pathways to higher education for students across southeast Georgia.

Through ten colleges, the Allen

E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Science and Mathematics, the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, the Parker College of Business, the Waters College of Health Professions and University College, Georgia Southern delivers academic programs backed by real-world experience, research with regional and national impact, and a faculty committed to helping every student go further than they thought possible.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and holding specialized accreditation across its professional programs, Georgia Southern prepares graduates who are ready to lead, contribute and soar beyond, in Georgia, across the nation and around the world.

For more information, visit Georgia Southern.edu.

Location

Statesboro Campus
- Statesboro, GA

OR

Armstrong Campus
- Savannah, GA

Department Information

Research Services & Sponsored Programs

Job Summary

Manage day-to-day pre-award submission processes and/or non-financial post award administration activities for an assigned portfolio of colleges and administrative units in support of faculty, administrators, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist faculty, administrators and staff in the preparation, review, and submission of all grant and contract applications for research and other scholarly activities
• Assist with other research administration tasks as required or requested
• Provide technical guidance on the preparation of grant/contract budgets and budget justifications in full compliance of sponsor requirements as well as Georgia Southern, University System of Georgia, and State of Georgia policies and procedures
• Review sponsor terms and conditions; complete any needed negotiations; accept and execute contractual instruments on behalf of Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation (GSURSF) or in rare cases on behalf of Georgia Southern University
• Establish or modify award accounts in the university's electronic research administration system
• Send complete award/modification packet to Research Accounting (RA) and the Research & Service Foundation (RSF) to establish and/or modify a grant or existing grant account in the university's financial systems
• Coordinate post-award implementation kick off meetings with relevant stakeholders i.e., Program…