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 AnnuallyQualifications

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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