Research Administrator (UPDATED)

Research Administrator (UPDATED)

Company:
The University of Arizona

Job Location:
Tucson, 85724

Category:
Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts

Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req25072

Department: James C Wyant Coll Optical Sci

Location: Tucson Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

Note: This recruitment is now open to internal and external applicants.

As a member of the Wyant College Grants & Contracts team, the successful candidate will work directly with business office, faculty members and support staff in to produce proposals and conduct a large number of pre-award activities. Acts as a resource for interpretation of university and sponsor guidelines in the formulation of competitive and compliant federal, state, industry and philanthropic proposals.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

The College administrative team, assists faculty with composition, review and submission of an average of 200 proposals, awards and award modifications yearly with an average total dollar value of $40M. Compiles and reviews proposal budgets, required documents and packages. Proposal packages span the scope of Federal, State, Industry and Philanthropic sponsors and many are submitted in online systems such as Grants.gov, Research.gov, ASSIST, etc. The internal UA routing is done through the UAccess Research system.

Assists with routing of contracts and liasing with University Contracts office to facilitate faculty with conducting industry sponsored research through NDAs, SBIR/STTR. Work in consultation with the Associate Dean on complex contract negotiation.

Responsible for assisting faculty with pre-award compliance requirements across export control, Conflict of Interest, human subjects and other emergent pre-award compliance requirements. Works with Contracts office or other appropriate compliance office as needed.

Responsible filing and communicating incoming awards and sub award wards including assisting with outgoing sub awards in coordination with the Business Office.

Ability to communicate effectively with different groups/individuals.

Knowledge of basic accounting practices.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Hybrid schedule available after 6 months.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade: 8

Career Stream and Level: PC2

Job Family: Grant & Contract Admin

Job Function: Research

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates: HR-OPSC@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume