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. This position provides support during most aspects of the research project life cycle, from federal and foundation proposal review to award review to providing expertise in policy guidance and administrative management of research awards to faculty and staff. SPOs are the universitys authorized liaisons for administrative and contractual matters with award sponsors. Previous experience with federal and foundation grant and/or contract applications and awards is preferred, as is experience working with federal regulations or in a highly regulated field. The position requires strong problem solving, reading comprehension, organizational, and communication skills.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.