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Closing date: August 10, 2025

Title: GRANTS & CONTRACTS SPECIALIST

Employee Type: Unclassified Staff

Department: LSUNO Physiology 

Campus Location: PHYSIOLOGY

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Under the general supervision of the Business Manager, the job of the incumbent is to manage all aspects of the grants (pre-award and post-award) of assigned faculty members within the Department of Physiology. Generally speaking, tasks include but aren’t limited to: routing grant applications through internal approval chains and ensuring on-time submission to sponsor; addressing any requests from sponsor for additional information and/or revised documentation prior to award; from notice of award, setting up projects internally and monitoring spending to ensure compliance with budgets and applicable policies regarding the allowability and unallowability of expenditures; routing required reports for internal approval and submission to the sponsor; initiating closeout processes when appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's

Number of years required to perform the job: 3

Type of experience required to perform the job: Relevant professional level work experience

Substitution: Master's degree can substitute for two years of relevant professional level work experience.

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits