Research Development Officer (Federal Grants)

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States; on-site staff position

Company

Prairie View A&M University’s Research Administration supports the university’s expanding research enterprise and long-term progress toward R1 research status.

What you will do

• Support large-scale, multi-PI, multidisciplinary, and center-type proposals for agencies including NSF, NIH, DOE, and DoD.
• Coordinate proposal teams, shape project concepts and narrative structures, and manage proposal development through timely submission.
• Maintain institutional boilerplate materials covering facilities, cybersecurity, workforce development, institutional data, and related plans.
• Identify and distribute relevant federal and state funding opportunities, deadlines, and tailored opportunity briefs.
• Advise faculty and research groups, identify interdisciplinary collaborators, and support early-career investigators.
• Develop workshops, consultations, internal competitions, and administrative processes related to research development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least three years of experience securing federal funding through proposal development, including NIH funding requests for large proposals.
• Experience writing on scientific and/or medical topics.
• Knowledge of NIH and the biomedical research environment, including basic, clinical, translational, health services, and education research.
• Strong oral and written communication, organization, multitasking, and collaboration skills.
• Employment is based in Prairie View, Texas, and immigration sponsorship may be affected by current H-1B fee and filing restrictions; the university will not pay the referenced fee.

Nice to have

• Master’s or doctoral degree.
• Experience developing competitive proposals for federal, state, or industry sponsors.
• Experience with university research administration, faculty collaboration, and multidisciplinary proposal teams.
• Familiarity with Grants.gov, Research.gov, ASSIST, ezFedGrants, NSPIRES, and agency requirements for Justice, ED, USDA, NIH, NSF, NASA, DOE, and DoD.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Qualtrics, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with faculty, researchers, and administrative units across the university.
• Support the development of institutional research capacity and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• The position is funded by a grant or restricted funding; continued employment depends on renewal of that funding.
• Salary is commensurate with education and experience within the assigned university salary range.
• Employment is contingent on a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume or CV and cover letter through the PVAMU career site by October 28, 2026.
• Employment is subject to background and credential checks.