Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Michigan State University seeks a Grant Project Manager to coordinate a multi-institutional USDA AFRI SAS project addressing herbicide resistance. The role supports project implementation through coordination, communication, reporting, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement across research, extension, and education activities.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day activities across participating institutions and project teams
- Collect project updates and progress reports from participating PIs and assist with USDA reporting
- Track project milestones, deliverables, timelines, and annual outcomes
- Organize annual project summits/micro-conferences, meetings, and related activities
- Coordinate the project's graduate student scholarship program and interdisciplinary student cohort
- Facilitate communication among the Lead PI, Pillar Leads, Co-PIs, students, evaluators, and stakeholders
- Maintain project records, reports, meeting documentation, and other grant-related materials
- Support evaluation activities and collection of project accomplishments and impact metrics
- Assist with stakeholder engagement, Extension activities, and dissemination of project outcomes
- Coordinate with Michigan State University administrative and sponsored-program personnel as needed
Skills
- Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Business Administration, Management, Plant Science, Biology; three to five years of related and progressively more expansive work experience in project management, business analysis, facilitating/training with a focus on business management; workflow process analysis and implementation of strategic initiatives or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of products and standard project-management tools
- Advanced degree(Masters or PhD) in Business Administration, Management, Plant Science, Biology or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated project coordination or administrative experience
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate activities involving diverse teams
- Experience with research grants
- Experience coordinating multi-institutional or collaborative research projects
- Familiarity with agriculture, weed science, research administration, or higher education
- Experience working with faculty, graduate students, and external stakeholders
Benefits
- Remote-friendly: some or all of the duties can be performed remotely, as mutually agreed upon.
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