The Research and Development Office (RDO) at Ashoka has been created to provide centralized assistance to Ashoka faculty and researchers towards academic research. This is done through a set of proactive, capacity-building strategies to increase the University’s competitive advantage and international prominence. The office has four major operation areas – extramural grant management, research infrastructure management, research scholar’s management, and research communication. Link: https://​www​.ashoka​.edu​.in/rese…

Position Overview
The Pre-Award Grants Manager is responsible for managing extramural grant applications and supporting Ashoka researchers, faculty, students, and staff in securing external funding. The role focuses on end-to-end proposal coordination, engagement with various stakeholders, partnership facilitation, and strengthening institutional research capacity through structured support and capacity-building initiatives. The position plays a key role in enhancing the quality, compliance, and competitiveness of grant submissions. This position requires understanding of research funding ecosystems, grant writing skills, and interdisciplinary coordination across STEM, social sciences, humanities, and emerging areas.

Key Responsibilities
1. Funding Opportunity Identification & Dissemination,
2. Faculty Engagement and Proposal Development Support,
3. Pre-Award Coordination and Institutional Approvals,
4. Proposal Submission and Sponsor Coordination,
5. Capacity Building and Training,
6. Data Management, Reporting, and Analytics

Commensurate with the qualifications, experience, and suitability of the candidate.

Master’s or PhD degree in any discipline (sciences, social sciences, management, public policy, humanities). 

Minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience in research development, grant management, research administration, stakeholder management and coordination Understanding of national and international research funding ecosystems.

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