Faculty Fellow for Grant Writing

Faculty Fellow for Grant Writing Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center

The Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center is a collaboration among the Graduate School, the Division of Research and the Writing Resources Center. Launched  in Fall 2023, the center’s team includes the Graduate School’s Associate Teaching Professor of Writing, the Director of Charlotte’s Writing Resources Center, a faculty fellow, and two doctoral writing fellows.. 
The Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center seeks a faculty fellow to provide grant-writing training to Charlotte postdoctoral scholars and graduate students in doctoral and research master’s degree programs. The time commitment is an average of  8 hours per week. Course release and/or compensation to be negotiated based on faculty salary and teaching load. The term is 3 semesters: Spring 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027.

Responsibilties

  • Build and deliver curricula (delivered through workshop series or academic courses) that train cohorts of postdoctoral scholars and graduate students to find and apply for grants in both STEM and social science fields.  This may involve sourcing and collaborating with peers who serve as guest speakers. Topics might include:
    • Searching for funding opportunities using PIVOT and other resources
    • Analyzing solicitations and assisting students and postdocs with interpretation and criteria
    • Preparing all components of the proposal
    • Designing figures, tables, and infographics to enhance clarity
    • Designing budgets and budget justifications
    • Preparing supporting materials such as CVs, current and pending funding forms, data management plans, etc
    • Introduce students to Charlotte’s Division of Research and help route budgets through Niner Research when needed.
    • Identifying next steps if proposal is declined
    • The resubmission process
  • Provide one-on-one coaching and grant proposal review to help postdoctoral scholars and graduate students submit competitive proposals
  • Search for and publicize postdoctoral scholar and graduate student grant opportunities via postdoc and graduate student newsletters
  • Create and maintain a collection of grant-writing resources 
  • Collaborate with the Associate Teaching Professor of Writing to improve postdoctoral scholars’ and graduate students’ writing skills and habits related to grant writing.

Qualifications

  • Open to tenured or tenure-track faculty, with Associate rank or higher
  • Experience writing grant proposals, particularly NSF or NIH-funded grants
  • Experience managing a successful grant as a PI or Co-PI
  • Strong mentorship and teaching skills

Initial appointment would be for 18 months, with annual renewal options.

Desired Start Date: January 2026
Application review will begin on Monday, October 2.

Interested faculty are encouraged to send a CV and letter of interest outlining why they believe they will be successful in this position to Dean Bill Tolone.