Make a difference at Florida’s premier institution for education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Florida Polytechnic University offers a unique working environment that encourages faculty and staff to be part of a culture that prizes collaboration, innovation, and the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure our students and University succeed.
Requirements
- Manage all stages of the grant lifecycle: proposal development, budget creation, contract implementation, award set-up, invoicing, payment applications, reporting, and close-out.
- Research and identify new funding opportunities based on the University’s mission and goals.
- Assist faculty/principal investigator (PI) in the development, preparation, and submission of grant and contract proposals following sponsor guidelines.
- Lead kick-off meetings for awarded grants to align stakeholders and set expectations.
- Conducts ongoing reviews, reconciliations, and projections of award expenditures, prepares adjustments and corrections to award budgets, completes internal budget transfers, and prepares financial reports as required by the sponsor.
- Provide regular reports to PIs to review and confirm monthly transactions and payroll charges.
- Initiates and submits requests for No-Cost Extensions (NCEs), carryover, rebudgeting requests, changes in scope, and other changes to the award.
- Works with colleagues to resolve grant-related issues, as needed.
- Coordinates legal review of documents and obtains authorized signatures as needed.
- Interacts regularly with and provides high-quality customer service to faculty and staff across all active grant projects.
- Remains current on federal and state regulations and monitors upcoming funding sources and opportunities for sponsored research projects.
- Process and monitor grant-funded student worker and graduate assistant positions.
- Gathers information and responds to sponsoring agency or auditor inquiries.
- Assists with gathering data for reporting requirements and/or progress reports.
- Prepare appropriate documents when grants or contracts are transferred to another University.
- Complete closeout tasks for projects consistent with established timelines
- Perform other related duties as assigned to support the Grants Administration Department.
Benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- Medical and life insurance
- Worker's compensation
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Annual leave
- Sick leave
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
