The College of New Jersey
Pre-Award Specialist
Office of Academic Grants and Sponsored Research

In a customer-oriented, integrated office, the Pre-Award Specialist,
under the direction of the Vice Provost for Research, guides faculty and
staff in all pre-award activities from identification of funding sources
through submission of a proposal to negotiation, budget revision and
acceptance of an award.

Responsibilities include matching faculty and staff to targeted funding
sources; implementing strategies to increase proposal submissions;
editing proposals and assisting with preparation and submission,
including compliance with RFP guidelines; presenting grant seeking
workshops; processing electronic proposal submissions to funding
agencies; providing access to and assisting in interpreting state,
federal, and private funding agency guidelines; assuring compliance with
state and federal regulations in proposal preparation, as well as the
relevant issues pertaining to protection of human and animal subjects in
organized research; creating and maintaining grants database; preparing
statistical reports; producing newsletter, Research Domain, and other
publications; maintaining website; providing technical assistance for
use of Genius/Smarts database; serving as OAGSR liaison to the IACUC
(Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee).

Qualifications. The position requires a bachelor’s degree (Master’s
degree preferred); excellent writing skills (three years of professional
writing and/or editing experience preferred); three years of general
administrative experience (experience in grants administration and/or
higher education preferred); ability to work well with college faculty
and staff, excellent skills in Word, Access, and Excel; ability to
master other programs, as needed; ability to understand broad concepts
and also to maintain precision in working with details, strong
problem-solving skills, ability to work well under deadlines with
minimal supervision.

Salary: Starting from $40,500; excellent benefits package

The College of New Jersey, is a highly selective, comprehensive
institution that has received national recognition for the quality of
its programs (www.tcnj.edu). Please send a letter of application
addressing the above qualifications, curriculum vitae, and the names,
addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three professional
references to: Dr. Emmanuel I. Osagie, Vice Provost for Research, The
College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718; or via e-mail
to xxxxxx@tcnj.edu. Review of applications will begin January 24, 2005
and continue until the position is filled.

Office of Academic Grants and Sponsored Research:
http://grants.intrasun.tcnj.edu/

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an
EEO/AA/ADA Employer M/F/D/V.

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