Post Award Grant Manager Position Available In Pitt, North Carolina

Post Award Grant Manager
East Carolina University
in Greenville, NC

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Adjunct/Part-Time

Posted:

05/20/2025

Application Due:

06/03/2025

Category:

Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts Military Post Award Grant Manager Position Number:

400532

Full Time or Part Time:

Part Time

Anticipated Recruitment Range:

Position Type:

Job Category:

Staff –

Professional Organizational Unit Overview:

Join the Pirate Nation! East Carolina University (ECU) is a Carnegie Doctoral University with high research activity. We are also a teaching institution that is renowned for academic excellence. As an R1 university, we make a significant investment in faculty research by providing support related to travel, technology, research databases, and development. We are one of the largest universities in North Carolina with almost 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Our main campus is in downtown Greenville, which is a rapidly expanding city and the predominant health, entertainment, financial, and educational hub of the eastern North Carolina region. In addition, many of our students come from rural communities with their own set of challenges and perspectives. The College of Business (COB) has been AACSB accredited for over 40 years. We offer BSBA, MBA, and MSA degrees and our School of Hospitality Management offers both a BS in Hospitality Management and an MS in Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality. Additionally, the Miller School of Entrepreneurship offers a BS in Entrepreneurship. We are one of the largest Colleges of Business in the state with approximately 4,200 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. To date, the COB has approximately 150 faculty members of the highest caliber, skilled in the scholarship of research, teaching, and application of knowledge. A strategic goal of the college is to create an environment where the faculty, staff, and students can thrive and be personally and professionally respected.

Job Duties:

This position may be eligible for Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) under the ECU FWA Policy. The Post Award Grant Manager reports to the Associate Dean for Research and functions in a largely independent manner day-to-day. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure all grant and contract funding is expended according to the terms of the grant award or contract. The position is responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of the quantitative information. The Post Award Grant Manager assists with post-award grant support and administration for faculty and students engaged in a broad range of research and workforce training projects. This position will assist faculty members and students with post-award administration of external federal, industry, and foundation-funded grants and contracts and may also assist or provide oversight for internal research-related accounts such as faculty startup funds, grant-contract reassignment time funds, indirect cost funds, internal college grant awards, graduate student research assistantships, and tuition remissions. This position may also assist with pre-award activities. This diverse portfolio predominantly includes projects funded by extramural grants and contracts from federal, foundation, and state funding sources. The support provided is partly programmatic: strategic planning for growth in research programs and research culture, development of interdisciplinary scientific and clinical research projects, and graduate research training program development, etc. The Grants Manager serves as a liaison between the College of Business, faculty members and departments, and Office of Research offices responsible for post-award grant administration, including the Offices of Research Administration, Research Integrity and Compliance, and Compliance Monitoring & Strategic Initiatives, as well as other ECU offices of budgetary and fiscal management.

Minimum Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. License or Certification Required by

Statute or Regulation:

None Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

Experienced in a position with comparable grants management, accounting, financial compliance, and administrative responsibilities and duties. Demonstrated understanding of partnerships with faculty, senior administrators, and external sponsor officials and agencies, including federal agencies (e.g., NIH, HRSA, DHS, DOE, NSF, USDA) and private/corporate sponsors and foundations. Excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills. Special Instructions to

Applicant:

Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application. Do not write see resume on your application when completing the job duties section.
If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment).
Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to

Applicant:

Job Close Date:

6/3/2025

Open Until Filled:

No

Initial Screening Begins:

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