Research Development & Grants Coordinator

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Psychology invites applications for a Research Development Coordinator on UT Main Campus. This 3-year fixed-term role supports growth of the department's research enterprise, coordinating proposal development, funding opportunities, and training grant administration.

You will work with faculty, the Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist, and campus partners to strengthen external funding competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, higher education administration, research administration, communications, social sciences, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating or administering a program.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, grants administration activities, academic operations, or other complex administrative functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing professional correspondence, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and other administrative 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. Assist faculty and research teams with proposal preparation logistics, internal timelines, required materials, and sponsor requirement tracking, in coordination with the Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist.
• Research development administration. Conduct proactive, department-wide identification, tracking, and organization of funding opportunities aligned with departmental research priorities and disseminate opportunities to faculty through funding announcements and other routine research communications.
• Research metrics, reporting, and information management. Collect, organize, and maintain research metrics, proposal information, initiative activity, reporting materials, and data needed for department, research initiative, COLA, and OVPR requests.
• Training program and accreditation support. Provide administrative support for T32 training grant submissions and administration, including annual progress reports, trainee appointment documentation, data collection, and timeline management. Support APA and PCSAS accreditation documentation, data collection, reporting, and compliance records.
• Faculty and internal stakeholder coordination. Coordinate with faculty, research staff, departmental leadership, the Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist, COLA, OVPR, and other campus partners to support timely, organized, and compliant research development activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Project coordination

Grants administration

Stakeholder coordination

Communication skills

Excel/Office proficiency

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, higher education administration, research administration, communications, social sciences, or related field

Tools

UTRMS/Cayuse/Grants.gov experience

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Psychology invites applications for a Research Development Coordinator on UT Main Campus. This 3-year fixed-term role supports growth of the department's research enterprise, coordinating proposal development, funding opportunities, and training grant administration.

You will work with faculty, the Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist, and campus partners to strengthen external funding competitiveness.