Senior Grant Development Manager - College of AI, Cyber and Computing (CAICC)

The Senior Grant Development Manager provides advanced professional skills in leading the development and management of highly competitive applications for extramural funding or recognition from private and public sponsors, and stimulates research through strategic teaming efforts. The role is responsible for identifying funding opportunities/sponsors, providing editing, critical review, and/or writing support, and coordinating proposal teams, as indicated, to secure public and private extramural funding or prestigious awards/recognitions. The position provides services to a specific department, college, or organized research unit.

Core Responsibilities

1. Conducts market intelligence and identifies and disseminates funding opportunities that align with the University’s strengths, faculty expertise, and specific research agendas.
2. Engages in strategic consultations with PI/PDs and teams to include solicitation analysis, feedback on strategy, identifying collaborators or areas for collaboration, early budget conceptualization (as it relates to project scope), and prior submission review analysis and response.
3. Consults with PI/PDs and collaborators to translate early ideas and concepts into competitive narratives for extramural funding, including advising on funding sources as well as strategies for meeting technical and broader impact or dissemination requirements.
4. Provides critical and editorial review of grant and other applications for extramural funding or scholarly awards/recognitions.
5. Collaborates with PI/PD and sponsored projects staff, manages proposal development process for interdisciplinary or otherwise complex teams of researchers, including facilitating team meetings, establishing and executing proposal development timeline, providing guidance on preparation, and assisting with the collection of documents from all collaborators.
6. Maintains institutional/unit data, writes and maintains templates/boilerplate text, and other support documentation for proposal development activities (i.e., facilities or resource descriptions, letters, data management plans).
7. Provides targeted support and grantsmanship mentoring for new investigators or investigators pursuing new directions/lines of funding.
8. Engages with internal and external partners to develop research collaborations and serves as a liaison to sponsor organizations (federal/state government, private foundations, and companies).
9. Supports nominations to highly prestigious awards.
10. Manages or supports the limited submissions program.
11. Conducts training sessions on grantsmanship topics relevant to the research community.
12. Engages in strategic planning activities with unit leadership and research teams regarding goals and expectations for extramural funding, teaming initiatives, and other priority areas.
13. Engages in critical review or editing of technical project reports (post-award).
14. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Five (5) years of related work experience.
• This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Verbal and Written Communication
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong Attention to Details
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Time Management
• Project Management
• Proposal Writing
• Maintain current awareness

Working Conditions

• Office environment; able to work under strict time constraints. May require occasional travel or occasional weekend/extended hours to meet deadlines.

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work; sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary; if walking and standing are required, only occasionally. Exerts up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally.

This position will work primarily on campus. Travel and parking expenses are the employee’s responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check. Verification of a valid driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) may be completed as applicable. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.

Salary Range: Up to $80,750/Annualized, commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence - advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has also been recognized as a Top Employer in Texas by Forbes Magazine. Learn more online, on UT San Antonio Today or on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.