Initiatives and Training Grant Manager (Temporary)

The UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) has an outstanding opportunity for an Initiatives and Training Grant Manager (Temporary) to management department chair Initiatives and serve as the Biostatistics, Epidemiologic and Bioinformatic Training and Environmental Health (BEBTEH) Training Grant Manager to join their team.

Reporting to DEOHS Chair, the Manager will partner with the department Chair to facilitate initiatives and manage a federal graduate student training grant.

The position will also work closely with department faculty and staff leadership. 

The salary information provided below is for a full-time position and will be prorated for this part-time, 50% FTE opportunity. This position will be benefits eligible and has the potential to increase to 70% FTE. 

Key Responsibilities 

Federal Training Grant Management (60%): DEOHS houses an interdisciplinary federal training grant (T32) which supports several pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows across three departments in SPH. Duties include: 

• Recruitment: Partner with the training grant PI, faculty, and colleagues in other participating units to recruit up to 10 graduate students and 5 post-doctroal fellows assigned to the grant for 1+ years. Solicit, track and compile applications responding to questions.  

• Position Management: Track appointments and maintain accurate reporting in the federal and UW systems. Generate appointment and renewal letters while tracking available slots depending on fiscal year. Liaison with others regarding standard appointments and complex adjustments. Frequently interact with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as well as mentors.  

• Grant Management: Conduct all grant management associated with the training grant include progress reports, metrics, narratives, interacting with UW grant pre- and post-units. Liaison with federal funding agency representatives and other training grant managers across the UW.  

• Grant Deliverable Management (event, etc.): Manage compliance with training grant deliverables, tracking and implementing requirements. Activities may include arranging for trainings and partnering with the department event manager to plan and host various events. The position also partner with the department communications team regarding the BEBTEH public website and content up-dates.  

Department Initiatives (40%): The Manager will take the lead administrative role on initiatives launched by the department Chair and faculty leadership. Activities will include: 

• Department and topical policy, procedure and ompliance Up-Dates and documentation which will require working closely with faculty committee chairs and members to review materials, establish a transparent process for modifications, and dissemination according to faculty governance and department processes.  

• Department and School Level Initiatives: Work closely with the Chair, faculty and staff leadership to conduct School initiatives delegate to the Chair. Activities may include the FY27/FY28 initiative to assess faculty compensation, department/school service provision, school strategic plan launch, etc.   

• Retreats and Special Events: The Manager will be part of a department staff team implementing Chair and faculty leadership initiated retreats, focus groups, and other events initiated by the Chair.