PROPOSAL DEVELOPER #00098650

Office of Research & Innovation

This position advances Missouri S&T's research enterprise by providing strategic proposal development expertise and leadership for large, complex, multidisciplinary, and institutionally significant funding opportunities. The position strengthens the University's competitiveness for external research funding by partnering with faculty and research teams throughout the proposal development process and contributing to broader research development initiatives that enhance funding intelligence, research communications, and institutional capacity for successful proposal development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Large, Strategic, and Complex Proposal Development
  • Provide comprehensive proposal development support for large, strategic, complex, multidisciplinary, and institutionally significant funding opportunities
  • Partner with principal investigators and proposal teams to develop competitive submissions; interpret sponsor requirements; develop proposal strategies, timelines, outlines, and project plans; coordinate contributors and institutional partners; facilitate proposal team meetings; review and edit proposal narratives for responsiveness, clarity, consistency, and competitiveness; coordinate development of required proposal components; and manage proposal development activities from opportunity identification through handoff for final Pre-Award review and submission
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to faculty throughout the proposal development process
• Research Communications and Funding Promotion
  • Develop and coordinate research-development communications that increase faculty awareness of funding opportunities, resources, programs, and research-development activities
  • Contribute to newsletters, funding announcements, web content, targeted communications, proposal-development resources, and other materials designed to engage faculty and strengthen participation in externally funded research
• Funding Opportunity Intelligence and Capture
  • Identify, analyze, and disseminate external funding opportunities aligned with institutional research strengths and strategic priorities
  • Conduct targeted funding searches; monitor sponsor priorities and emerging funding trends; match opportunities with faculty expertise and institutional capabilities; and support early-stage positioning and capture activities for significant funding opportunities
• Research Development Programs and Special Initiatives
  • Contribute to broader Research Development activities and strategic initiatives, including limited-submission competitions, faculty workshops, internal funding or nomination processes, proposal-development resources and tools, special projects, and continuous improvement of Research Development services
  • Collaborate with colleagues across Research Development, Pre-Award Services, research centers, academic units, and other university offices to advance institutional research priorities

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Experience with NIH proposals and the ability to co-write non-technical proposal sections with faculty.

The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $53,976 to $76,024 annually.

Salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the individual's particular combination of education, skills, and experience, as well as organizational requirements.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Missouri provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Grade: GGS 10
University Title: GRANT WRITER SR
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Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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