Re: Grant Writer in a Sponsored Programs office? Pate, Carolyn I 02 May 2007 11:44 EST
My job is proposal development. It is broader than proposal writing, although I sometimes review proposals for faculty and make suggestions for improving the proposals. If you're interested in my broad job description, you can find it at my website: http://www.txstate.edu/research/opd/index.php (I prefer the terms "proposal writer" or "proposal developer" because one GETS a grant, but has to WRITE or DEVELOP a proposal to do so.) -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Gina Betcher Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:30 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Grant Writer in a Sponsored Programs office? Yes, I am a grant writer disguised as a grant developer. My assigned duties involve: - coordinating collaborative research teams - writing sections and definitely editing to one voice - reviewing very rough drafts and developing these into strong proposals - writing out the budget and justification - dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's - submitting proposals - presenting on grant writing and proposal development - securing copies of funded proposals (from sponsors and direct from PIs) as requested from faculty - and more There's only one and a half of me (we have one part time grant developer) to serve all university faculty. The workflow is constant and, at times, overwhelming (I am used to it). >>> Megan Delaney <xxxxxx@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU> 5/2/2007 11:36 AM >>> Our administration has offered us the opportunity to hire a Grant Writer to work from our Research and Sponsored Programs office. We are a medium sized office in a state University looking to jump start faculty enthusiasm and increase our number of grant submissions, however, we have some hesitations that faculty members will actually utilize and seek assistance from someone in this position. We are worried about their potential work flow and assigned duties, we do not need any assistance in pre or post award management. Our questions are the following: 1. Do you know of any Grant Writers under the umbrella of a Sponsored Programs office and if so: * What are their assigned duties? * How is their work flow? 2. If you had to hire someone as a Grant Writer in a Sponsored Program office and did not need help with pre-award administration, what would be your "dream job" for this person? 3. Do you have a specific job description you would be willing to share with us? Any other thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Megan -- Megan E. Delaney Pre-Award Officer Research and Sponsored Programs Montclair State University College Hall Room 307 Montclair, NJ 07043 Phone: (973) 655-6923 Fax: (973) 655-5150 http://www.montclair.edu/pages/orsp/ ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================