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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Grants amp; Contracts Specialist in Austin, Texas
Support faculty, graduate students, and other research staff at each stage of their proposal submission including preparing budgets, budget justifications and other non-scientific sections of grant applications, communicating with senior personnel to obtain biosketches and letters of support as needed, and contact subcontractors for budgetary and proposal documentation needed for submission.Check proposal formatting, ensure compliance with the funding agency requirements and upload proposal sections to appropriate online systems by deadlines.Prepare UT electronic forms for review and approval by the OSP and act as liaison between OSP and the PI to ensure compliance, completeness of sponsor and UT requirements, and timely approval.Maintain current knowledge of funding agency requirements most frequently utilized by PRC faculty.Support faculty and research staff in preparing and submitting post-submission materials such as other support information, Just-In time information, current/pending support, and budget revisions in a timely manner.Support faculty and research staff in preparing and submitting post-award documents including annual research grant reports, publications compliance, prior approval requests and other documents as needed.Assist faculty with post-award processes including submission of new and incremental account budgets to OSP, assist in the outgoing subcontracting process ensuring correct subcontract documentation is submitted to OSP, and maintain contact with subcontractor until contracts are fully executed as well as manage renewals of subcontracts each year.Help maintain accurate database information for the PRC grants team to ensure timely data is captured and readily available for various stakeholders including the PRC Director, Assistant Directors, and Dean as needed as well as annually for reporting purposes.Other related duties as assigned.