Description

Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Office (CAO), and other Department leaders and in concert with other research administrative staff, bear primary responsibility of all pre‐award administration for intra/extramurally funded research awards for Departmental Principal Investigators (PIs).

Salary Range: $78800.00 - $175000.00 Annually

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor's degree in

finance or related field, or equivalent experience.

High School Diploma

8 + years of research experience

1-3 years of complex research

administration.

Ability to establish and maintain

cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty,

external collaborators, and administration.

Ability to work as a member of the

team.

Advanced ability to set priorities and

complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines with frequent interruptions to

meet programmatic and financial needs.

Meticulous attention to detail in a

fast-paced, fluctuating, workload environment.

Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe

and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.

Experience will all types of award

mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative

agreements.

Ability to interpret policy for

others.

Advance knowledge of effective grant

funding processes, procedures, and techniques

Preferred:

Interpersonal skills

to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.

Exceptional

organizational skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files

effectively

Strong organizational skills, ability

to prioritize job functions and handle multiple tasks with multiple proposal

submission systems.

Experience preparing, managing, and

projecting budgets.

Mathematical skills

for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and

resolve complicated financial scenarios.

In-depth knowledge

of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and

state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.

In-depth knowledge

of various research administration policies and procedures, and contract and

grant funding agency guidelines.

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