Grants Sponsored Officer

Sponsored Projects Officers (SPO) on the Federal and Foundation Grants and Contracts Team provide centralized support to University of Utah faculty seeking external funding for research, public service, and sponsored institutional projects. SPOs are the universitys authorized liaisons for administrative and contractual matters with award sponsors. This position provides support for most phases of the research project life cycle, including application review and submission, award negotiation, and providing expertise and policy guidance in the administrative management and closeout of sponsored awards to faculty and staff.The value of being an employee at the University of Utah goes far beyond your base salary, so we encourage you to carefully consider and compare our total package offer. This package includes a variety of excellent employee benefits, including health care coverage, retirement plans, and paid leave time as well as other valuable benefits, services, and programs such as tuition reduction. One example is the Us retirement benefits which amount to a 14.2% contribution in addition to your annual salary. You may view the Us total compensation estimator to calculate the approximate value of your total compensation at www.hr.utah.edu/comp/totalcomp.php. If you have any questions on how to use the estimator tool, please contact Human Resources at 801-581-7447.Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.eduThe department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.