Contracts & Grants Specialist II

Contracts And Grants Specialist Ii

UCF's College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) seeks applications for a Contracts and Grants Specialist II to join their team. This position works as a liaison with the Office of Research and College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty in the Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IAI) and the Advanced Processing Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC) for both proposal submission and research project assistance and proposal preparation.

Responsibilities :

• Advise and interact with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), IAI faculty, and their departmental administrators on interpretation of sponsor guidelines, forms, regulations & policies related to proposals & budgetary requirements.
• Prepare sponsor forms, including budgetary, application forms, and ancillary submission documents for inclusion with the proposal submission, as well as internal administrative forms, as appropriate.
• Review and ensure accuracy of approved cost share requirements, including the source, amount, and authorized signatures of committed cost share, wherever necessary.
• Ensure that research proposals, related documents routed through the University routing system, special considerations (i.e., budget, cost share, release time, indirect reduction, space and renovation needs, etc.) are reviewed and approved by appropriate University officials (Chairs, Dean / Director, VP, etc.).
• Act as a liaison between the Office of Research (OR), departments, faculty members of CECS / IAI / AMPAC, collaborators, and sponsors with all aspects of sponsored research proposal / administration, and negotiation of sponsored research agreements, including but not limited to grants, contracts, NDAs, and MOUs.
• Prepare multi-institutional proposals; communicate with sponsored research departments at other institutions in multi-university proposals; pay specific attention to the appropriate sponsor format of the proposals and budget.
• Facilitate follow-through of proposals and award just-in-time requests to make changes / corrections to award documents, as appropriate.
• Responsible for approving proposals on behalf of CECS in Huron, approving credit split forms and budget set-ups on new and modified awards, and all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).

Preferred Qualifications :

Special Instructions to the Applicants :

Applicant must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer, as sponsorship is not available for this position.

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