Grant & Research Development Specialist

University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

College information access

Staff leadership academy

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Psychology seeks a highly organized Research Development Coordinator to advance the department’s research enterprise. You’ll coordinate proposal development, identify funding opportunities, and support training grant administration while collaborating with faculty, staff, and campus partners to strengthen external funding competitiveness.

The role supports training grants, accreditation activities, and reporting, with a focus on building an

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, higher education administration, research administration, communications, social sciences, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience coordinating or administering a program.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, research initiatives, grants administration activities, academic operations, or other complex administrative functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple competing priorities, tracking deadlines, maintaining accurate records, and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing professional correspondence, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and other administrative or project documentation.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and external partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Proposal development and coordination with faculty and research teams.
• Research development administration, tracking funding opportunities and coordinating meetings and events.
• Research metrics, reporting, and information management, including preparing spreadsheets and reports.
• Training program and accreditation support for training grants and accreditation documentation.
• Faculty and internal stakeholder coordination to support proposal deadlines and sponsor requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Project coordination

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Psychology seeks a highly organized Research Development Coordinator to advance the department’s research enterprise. You’ll coordinate proposal development, identify funding opportunities, and support training grant administration while collaborating with faculty, staff, and campus partners to strengthen external funding competitiveness.

The role supports training grants, accreditation activities, and reporting, with a focus on building an