1. Leads the identification and evaluation of potential funding sources for the development of large grants (>$1M). 2. Assists researchers/principal investigators in interpreting grant solicitations, evaluating appropriateness of projects for opportunities, identifying necessary proposal components, developing project timelines, and managing the proposal preparation from concept to submission, ensuring that internal and external deadlines are met. 3. Initiates and manages program communications and collaboration among team members and provides document management support, ensuring that team members have access to up-to-date materials. 4. In collaboration with researchers/principal investigators, develops, write and provides comprehensive editorial review of research proposals including drafting non-scientific/scholarly sections as well as providing significant input into the content, organization, wording, and tone of the full document; may provide assistance with formatting and editing of figures and other graphical elements. 5. Catalyzes the development of proposals for strategically important large grant mechanisms (> $1M per year), monitoring opportunities and timelines, working with leadership, schools and RD colleagues to identify and encourage potential PIs, and support the development of competitive teams in advance of submission dates. 6. Maintains and implements a calendar of potential funding activities and monitors/tracks opportunities and timelines 7. Collaborates with other proposal development staff, department/college fiscal and administrative staff, and staff in Sponsored Programs Services. 8. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skill/ability 1: Demonstrated knowledge of or operated in a sponsor funded environment.
Required Skill/ability 2: Significant academic or work experience in life sciences, medical sciences, physical sciences, or engineering fields. Advanced knowledge of the guidelines and requirements of federal sponsors.
Required Skill/ability 3: Demonstrated success in preparing/shepherding large (in excess of $1M per year) research/center grant proposals to award or leading complex/interdisciplinary strategic initiatives.
Required Skill/ability 4: Ability to work flexibly, productively, and collegially with the writing of others.
Required Skill/ability 5: Demonstrated experience designing and delivering trainings/workshops, particularly on topics related to grant seeking. Advanced expertise in proposal development best practices.
Preferred Education: Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Research Development Specialist
University Job Title: Research Development Specialist
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline. Advanced degree with a minimum of five (5) years related professional/managerial work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. About Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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