Director of Sponsored Research

***THIS JOB IS OPEN TO ONLY CURRENT CUNY EMPLOYEES***

The Graduate Center (GC) is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at the City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.

The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni-who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City’s intellectual and cultural life.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is the Graduate Center's central administrative unit for overseeing GC-CUNY applications for, and awards of, governmental and foundation funding. The Office handles proposal preparation, submission, and administration for the entire GC Community including faculty and staff, Research Centers and Institutes, and students.

Operating under the guidance of the Provost's Office, the ORSP offers the following services:

• Assistance identifying appropriate funding opportunities. Project development guidance.
• Official institutional review, authorization and submission of proposals.
• Liaison for post-award administration in conjunction with the Research Foundation.
• Coordination with relevant GC-CUNY departments to ensure compliance with GC and sponsor's requirements and regulations.

ORSP seeks a collaborative and communicative Director of Sponsored Research who will work directly with the GC faculty, students, administration, and Center affiliates to coordinate and administer funded and unfunded research received by the Graduate Center from federal, state, city and private funding sources. This position reports to the Dean for the Sciences.

In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a liaison between the Principal Investigator (Pl), the President, and the Research Foundation/CUNY for post award activity and as the GC's representative in negotiations between the applicant and the sponsor concerning released time, space needs, overhead charges, financial procedures, university guarantees, university contributions, and other matters to be stipulated in a grant or contract.
• Serves as the GC's institutional official authorized by the President to execute applications and awards.
• Distributes monthly records of applications and awards to the President and Provost.
• Communicates with students, faculty and staff in a timely manner.
• Provides the Office of Institutional Advancement with monthly reports on grants that qualify as contributions.
• Distributes and interprets relevant information and research materials and policies to the GC community.
• Provides information needed for the space reports that the Research Foundation utilizes in negotiating the GC's indirect cost rate with the US Department of Health and Human Services.
• Compiles and submits the NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey.
• Oversees the administration of the indirect cost return policy and establishment of individuals' accounts.
• Oversees the completion of the personnel activity reports, which also impact negotiations for the GC indirect cost rate.
• Serves as a member of the Graduate Council Committee on Research.
• Performs other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience required, as well as a thorough knowledge of governmental regulations and compliance requirements and grant and contract management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree.
• Prior grants experience.
• Experience with the Cayuse Grants Management System for pre-Award processing
• Experience with administrating grants through the CUNY Research Foundation’s OneRF software and familiarity with the Research Foundation's policies and procedures.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Excel & Word, Cayuse, OneRF).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work occasional weeknights and/or weekends.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Provides campus-wide leadership and administrative support in the development and administration of grants and contracts.

• Manages grants, research projects and proposals, and pre- and post-award activities
• Participates in short- and long-term planning of research programs that meet academic and institutional priorities
• Identifies and analyzes potential funding sources
• Oversees grant development activities, policies, and procedures
• Reports on the advancement and completion of research projects to senior management and outside organizations
• Provides fiscal oversight related to research programs
• Oversees compliance with internal and external policies and regulations
• Directs professional development, information sharing, and collaborative communications related to research campus-wide
• Manages the unit's staff
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Officer