Science & Grant Research Project Manager

Michigan State University seeks a Grant Project Manager to coordinate a multi-institutional USDA AFRI SAS project addressing herbicide resistance. The role supports project implementation through coordination, communication, reporting, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement across research, extension, and education activities.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate day-to-day activities across participating institutions and project teams
• Collect project updates and progress reports from participating PIs and assist with USDA reporting
• Track project milestones, deliverables, timelines, and annual outcomes
• Organize annual project summits/micro-conferences, meetings, and related activities
• Coordinate the project's graduate student scholarship program and interdisciplinary student cohort
• Facilitate communication among the Lead PI, Pillar Leads, Co-PIs, students, evaluators, and stakeholders
• Maintain project records, reports, meeting documentation, and other grant-related materials
• Support evaluation activities and collection of project accomplishments and impact metrics
• Assist with stakeholder engagement, Extension activities, and dissemination of project outcomes
• Coordinate with Michigan State University administrative and sponsored-program personnel as needed

Requirements:

• Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Business Administration, Management, Plant Science, Biology; three to five years of related and progressively more expansive work experience in project management, business analysis, facilitating/training with a focus on business management; workflow process analysis and implementation of strategic initiatives or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of products and standard project-management tools
• Advanced degree(Masters or PhD) in Business Administration, Management, Plant Science, Biology or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated project coordination or administrative experience
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate activities involving diverse teams
• Experience with research grants
• Experience coordinating multi-institutional or collaborative research projects
• Familiarity with agriculture, weed science, research administration, or higher education
• Experience working with faculty, graduate students, and external stakeholders