Program Specialist II/III - Research Admin & Grants

Texas A&M Engineering; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) seeks a Program Specialist II/III to provide coordination and administrative support for departmental programs. The role collaborates with faculty, staff, and university offices to manage projects, records, communications, and sponsored research coordination, with emphasis on proposal activity and awards administration.

Responsibilities include maintaining proposal pipelines, updating biosketches and facilities documentation, coordinating funding

Qualifications

• For II: bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 2 years related experience; research/proposal coordination preferred.
• For III: bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 4 years related experience; experience in core responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the departmental proposal pipeline and track milestones.
• Prepare and update administrative proposal materials (biosketches, current and pending, facilities).
• Circulate funding opportunities, fellowships, and faculty recognition programs.
• Compile and maintain faculty research metrics and scholarly information.
• Submit expense reports and reimbursements using Emburse.
• Develop and maintain faculty research websites and digital content systems.
• Prepare newsletters, reports, and promotional materials.
• Coordinate research events (seminars, workshops, conferences, departmental events).
• Manage scheduling, travel, and event logistics for external visitors.

Skills

Proposal coordination

Research operations

Administrative support

Event planning

SRS coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Emburse

Job description

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) seeks a Program Specialist II/III to provide coordination and administrative support for departmental programs. The role collaborates with faculty, staff, and university offices to manage projects, records, communications, and sponsored research coordination, with emphasis on proposal activity and awards administration.

Responsibilities include maintaining proposal pipelines, updating biosketches and facilities documentation, coordinating funding