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Grants and Contracts Associate - Office of Research Services, UIC School of Public Health

Hiring Department: Office of Research Service

Salary Range $55,000 - $ 65,000

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1019898

Posting Close Date: 07/28/2023

View job posting and apply here.


Description:

This position implements the research priorities in the School of Public Health in alignment with the College's research strategic plan. The Proposal Development Specialist provides expert guidance to SPH faculty, staff, and students in maximizing the competitiveness of collaborative and complex public health research proposals. The Proposal Development Specialist customizes support services for investigators, which includes coordinating all aspects of the proposal submission process, developing project-specific grant submission timelines, creating and maintaining college-wide proposal development resources for use by faculty and staff, and serving as a resource for investigators on compliance with university and sponsor policies.

Grants and Contracts Associate, UIC School of Public Health

Who: UIC School of Public Health, Office of Research Services

What: The Office of Research Services in the School of Public Health is seeking a Grants and Contracts Associate. This position implements the research priorities in the School of Public Health (SPH) in alignment with the College’s research strategic plan. The Grants and Contracts Associate provides expert guidance to SPH faculty, staff, and students in maximizing the competitiveness of multi-college, collaborative, and complex research proposals. This position customizes the support services for investigators, which includes crafting and editing content of components of a research proposal, coordinating all aspects of the proposal submission process, developing customized budgets based on the research strategy timelines, and serving as a resource for investigators on regulations in the protection of human research participants. Duties:

Transportation Planner, The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission - Champaign, IL

Transportation Planner

Urbana, IL

About the Job
Transportation Planner The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission seeks a Transportation Planner to work in its transportation program, the Champaign-Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study (CUUATS). Under general supervision, the Transportation Planner will work in a wide variety of professional transportation planning projects including but not limited to: Data collection, data analysis; comprehensive planning; grant research and writing; transportation and land use modeling; accessibility and mobility analysis. This is a full time (37.5 hours/week) position with benefits. Salary based on experience; $22.49/hr. minimum. Minimum qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree with major course work in transportation, urban, or regional planning, transportation engineering, or a related field, plus a minimum of 2 years of experience as a land use or transportation planner. The MPO is looking for a team player with a range of skills including strong quantitative and interpretive abilities, working knowledge of geographic information systems software, land use modeling and statistical analysis. Excellent communication skills and working knowledge of computer programming language are desirable. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license. Apply by: Submission of cover letter, resume, and application by Friday, August 28, 2015. Applicants may apply at: www.ccrpc.org/rpcjobs CCRPC is an EO/AA/ADA employer.
Job ID: 14941168 

Planner II, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission - Champaign-Urbana, IL

Planner II
Il-Champaign-Urbana
About the Job
Planner II The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission seeks a Planner II to work in its Planning and Community Development Division. Under general supervision, the Planner II will work in a wide variety of professional planning projects including but not limited to: data collection, interpretation and presentation; comprehensive planning; grant research and writing; preparation of community development grant applications; and economic development. This is a full time (37.5 hours/week) position with benefits. Salary based on experience; $22.49/hr. minimum. Minimum qualifications: Experience with ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, website design and maintenance, and Microsoft Office products required. Master's Degree in Urban Planning or similar educational experience plus one year of work experience in planning desired. Candidate must possess excellent verbal, written and organizational skills and have a valid driver's license. Apply by: Submission of cover letter, resume, writing sample, and application. For full consideration, apply by Friday, November 28, 2014. Applicants may apply at: www.ccrpc.org/rpcjobs CCRP is an equal opportunity employer.