Hybrid/Remote Post-Award Grants & Contracts Specialist

SBHU; Stony Brook (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grants & Contracts Specialist, Post-Award Team at The Research Foundation for The SUNY at Stony Brook, provides post-award guidance and oversight to faculty and staff to facilitate research activity in line with sponsor guidelines and laws.

This full-time role supports the university community as a liaison, ensures compliance, handles award setup and progress reporting, and collaborates across campus to meet deadlines in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; 4 years total education/experience acceptable in lieu.
• Two years full-time finance, accounting, or administrative experience preferred.
• Experience with grant administration systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and approve terms for grants and cooperative agreements.
• Serve as liaison between university and sponsor on non-fiscal award management.
• Coordinate non-fiscal and limited fiscal award actions requiring sponsor approval.
• Review non-competing continuations and budgetary aspects of awards.
• Initiate Award Setup after reviewing notices of award and budgets.
• Prepare and submit progress reports and ensure Other Support documents are complete.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations and sponsor policies; provide guidance to PIs and staff.

Skills

Customer service

Policy interpretation

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Grants.gov

NIH ASSIST

NSF Research.gov

Grants Solutions

Huron Click

InfoEd

Cayuse

Job description

The Grants & Contracts Specialist, Post-Award Team at The Research Foundation for The SUNY at Stony Brook, provides post-award guidance and oversight to faculty and staff to facilitate research activity in line with sponsor guidelines and laws.

This full-time role supports the university community as a liaison, ensures compliance, handles award setup and progress reporting, and collaborates across campus to meet deadlines in a demanding environment.