Loyola University Chicago
Grant Administrator (Cancer Biology)
🇺🇸 Maywood, IL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $57K - $65K
💻 Finance
🗓️ June 30th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Loyola University Chicago is hiring a Grant Administrator. This role involves managing preaward tasks such as preparing funding applications and project budgets, coordinating investigator collaborations, and handling institutional approvals. The Grant Administrator also manages postaward activities including monitoring subaward agreements, effort certifications, and submitting renewal reports.
Highlights
- Prepare funding applications and project budgets for multiple-investigator and multi-institution collaborations.
- Complete internal data system requirements and institutional approvals for funding submissions.
- Assist Principal Investigators in developing and submitting external funding applications.
- Initiate and monitor subaward agreements with collaborating institutions.
- Perform pre- and post-review effort certifications and prepare renewal application reports.
- Maintain proficiency with Microsoft Office and adapt to new software systems.
- Require a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Preferably three to five years of experience in Federal and non-Federal grant management; equivalent education and experience considered.
- Position is full-time, exempt, and fully grant funded in the Department of Cancer Biology.
- Salary range between $57,000 and $65,000 annually.
Grant Administrator (Cancer Biology) Full Description
Grant Administrator (Cancer Biology)
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
Job Title | GRANT ADMINISTRATOR
Position Number | 8150666
Job Category | University Staff
Job Type | Full-Time
FLSA Status | Exempt
Campus | Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
Department Name | DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
Location Code | Dept of Cancer Biology (06311A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? | Yes
Duties and Responsibilities | Preaward
Prepares funding Applications – including Project budgets – and coordinates multiple-investigator and multiple-institution collaborations. Completes all internal data systems requirements related to funding Application submission. Prepares and completes all institutional approval requests associated with a particular funding application. Assists Principal Investigators with development, preparation, and submission of applications for external funding to various funding agencies. Prepares any required updated documents to be submitted to funding agencies prior to an award being made. Postaward
Initiates and monitors incoming and outgoing subaward agreements for collaborations with other institutions. Performs pre- and post-review effort certifications. Prepares and submits additional reports for all non-competitive and competitive renewal applications as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and three to five years of experience with Federal and non-Federal Grant management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Qualifications | Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Preferably three to five years of experience with Federal and non-Federal Grant management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses | N/A
Computer Skills | Good Microsoft Office Computer skills and ability to learn new software systems as well.
Supervisory Responsibilities | No
Required operation of university owned vehicles | No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? | No
Physical Demands | Carrying, Standing
Working Conditions | Lighting, Heating, Ventilation, Odors, None
Open Date | 10/02/2024
Close Date |
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate | $65,000/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate | $57,000/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants
As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting | https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/29321
Position Number | 8150666
Job Category | University Staff
Job Type | Full-Time
FLSA Status | Exempt
Campus | Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
Department Name | DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
Location Code | Dept of Cancer Biology (06311A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? | Yes
Duties and Responsibilities | Preaward
Prepares funding Applications – including Project budgets – and coordinates multiple-investigator and multiple-institution collaborations. Completes all internal data systems requirements related to funding Application submission. Prepares and completes all institutional approval requests associated with a particular funding application. Assists Principal Investigators with development, preparation, and submission of applications for external funding to various funding agencies. Prepares any required updated documents to be submitted to funding agencies prior to an award being made. Postaward
Initiates and monitors incoming and outgoing subaward agreements for collaborations with other institutions. Performs pre- and post-review effort certifications. Prepares and submits additional reports for all non-competitive and competitive renewal applications as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and three to five years of experience with Federal and non-Federal Grant management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Qualifications | Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Preferably three to five years of experience with Federal and non-Federal Grant management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses | N/A
Computer Skills | Good Microsoft Office Computer skills and ability to learn new software systems as well.
Supervisory Responsibilities | No
Required operation of university owned vehicles | No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? | No
Physical Demands | Carrying, Standing
Working Conditions | Lighting, Heating, Ventilation, Odors, None
Open Date | 10/02/2024
Close Date |
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate | $65,000/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate | $57,000/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants
As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting | https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/29321
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have three to five years of experience with federal and non-federal grant management?
- yes
- no
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Public Job Posting
- Internal Job Posting
- Agency Referral
- Advertisement/Publication
- Personal Referral
- Website
- Other
- * Why do you want to work for Loyola University Chicago?
(Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
Loyola University Chicago | Information: (773) 508 - 6000
1032 W Sheridan Rd | Chicago, IL | 60660
2018 (c) Loyola University Chicago | University Policies
1032 W Sheridan Rd | Chicago, IL | 60660
2018 (c) Loyola University Chicago | University Policies
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