A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Pre-Award Activities 

• Work within a team that provides a variety of services essential to research personnel involved in academic and government sponsored research grants and contracts.
• Support the investigators in the submission and administration of contracts and grant proposals from various funding agencies, including federal and foundation sponsors.
• Develop budgets and justifications
•  Compile biographical sketches, other support information, letters of support and resource documents.
• Take charge of developing training grant data tables and updating the MFACTIR database.
• Proof read application documents for grammar, sentence structure, etc.
• Edit tables and graphs in science documents

Additional Activities

• Answer incoming research center phone calls and ensure calls are routed to the proper individuals.  
• Assist with annual Research Symposium and monthly Research Conference, schedule People Pay, travel itineraries, room reservations, ordering food
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor degree and 2 or more years of grant and contract experience.

• Considerable experience in administrative liaison work
• Excellent writing, interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, excellent attention to detail, demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and complex grant and contract research environment both independently and as part of an office team
• Considerable knowledge of university policies and procedures, organizational practices, and protocols
• Good computer skills, particularly using an electronic calendaring

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.