Details
Posted: 17-Mar-22
Location: Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Salary: Open
Job Description Summary:
GRANT WRITER. HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
The Library and Archives at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory seeks a part-time grant writer, to contribute to fundraising and program-building in a unique environment combining science, history, and education. The grant writer will be part of a team that includes archivists, historians, science informationists, and the executive director of the Library and Archives. The grant writer will have flexibility to work semi-remotely. Previous funding in this department has come from NEH, NIH, NSF, and philanthropic organizations in the USA and abroad.
Duties
Primary: manage the preparation of grant applications to federal, state, and private funding bodies on topics related to the history of science, women in science, scientific data.
Subsidiary:
Work with colleagues to shape the vision for future archives projects, scholarly initiatives, and outreach activities (through the CSHL Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology: Research and identify promising avenues for funding new and ongoing programs. Take the lead in writing letters of inquiry and proposal drafts. Incorporate contributions from other team members into final proposal submissions. Edit and proofread proposals and attachments prior to submission. Participate in regular planning and progress-review sessions for sponsored projects. Coordinate and/or prepare reporting in collaboration with departmental/program leadership (e.g., by compiling material and drafting text for quarterly and annual reports). Monitor all internal and final deadlines, ensuring grant components are addressed and met by program staff. Essential Duties Summary:
Education
Required: masters or advanced degree in history of science, the life sciences, or another relevant field
Experience
Three years related work experience, including familiarity with grant writing, proposal writing and/or editing.
Preferred
Proven expertise in grant writing for federal, state, city and foundation grants preferably in history of science or life sciences fields
Deadline-driven with strong editing skills and attention to detail.
Experience with proposal writing and institutional donors.
Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies.
Position Number: 00588-E
We are located on the North shore of Long Island with easy access to New York City and research centers across New York metropolitan area. The Laboratory offers a warm, collegial, and collaborative work environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits in a beautiful location about one hour from New York City. We are easily accessible by the Long Island Rail Road or by car.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and bioinformatics. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities. For more information about
CSHL, please visit
https://www.cshl.edu.
You are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition to your employment at the Laboratory, except in instances where you have a qualifying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance that is contrary to receiving the vaccine. You will be required to provide proof of your vaccination on your first day of employment. For those individuals, who are unable to receive a vaccine due to access issues, they will be expected to receive the vaccine upon arrival in New York.
CSHL is an EO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Position Category: Library
Education Required: Graduate Degree
Job Status: Part Time (Benefits)
