Mercor Research Grants Coordinator at Mercor to manage $10m research funding programs. Responsible for coordinating grant processes, supporting grantees, and building research community relationships.
Responsibilities
We’re looking for a Research Grants Coordinator to help run Mercor’s research funding programs. Initially, you’ll be responsible for $10m of funding.
You’ll work closely with our research team and external researchers to move promising projects from initial application through funding, delivery, and publication. You’ll coordinate the day-to-day grantmaking process, build relationships across the research community, and make sure applicants and grantees receive clear, timely support. This role suits someone who is highly organized, enjoys working with researchers, and takes ownership of getting things done.
Coordinate the grant process: Manage applications, organize reviews with Mercor researchers, track decisions, and keep applicants informed.
Outbound to grantees: Reach out to applicants and potential applicants to make them aware and keep them informed of the grants process.
Support grantees: Serve as the main operational contact for funded researchers, coordinating onboarding, answering questions, and connecting them with relevant people and resources.
Keep projects moving: Track milestones, budgets, and deliverables; follow up on progress; and flag issues early.
Coordinate agreements and payments: Work with legal, finance, and operations to get grants set up and funding delivered on time.
Build research relationships: Identify prospective applicants, support outreach to universities and research organizations, and help grow the community around Mercor’s funding programs.
Communicate results: Coordinate project updates, publications, and announcements, and help the team understand what funded projects have achieved.
Improve how we work: Build straightforward systems for tracking grants, managing communications, and reporting on program progress.
Organize events: Organize kickoff, checkin, and wrapup events for grantees and the wider research community.
Experience: Ideally 2–3 years in program coordination, research operations, grant administration, consulting, or a related role.
Organization: Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and relationships.
Communication: Clear, concise writing and confidence working with researchers, applicants, and internal teams.
Ownership: You follow through, resolve problems independently, and know when to ask for input.
Research interest: Curiosity about AI research and the ability to understand and summarize a project’s goals and progress.
Practical judgment: Comfortable handling confidential proposals and funding information, adapting to changing priorities, and improving processes as you go.
