Job Description

Position Summary:
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies offers innovative programs that engage undergraduate students in the design and implementation of new technologies to address global health challenges. Through a Global Health Technologies minor, international summer internships, and post-baccalaureate fellowships, these early-stage technologies are prototyped, evaluated, refined, deployed, and scaled around the world. Rice360 has become a leader in global health education, research, and implementation, focusing on experiential and problem-based learning, and has been recognized as a model of excellence by Science magazine and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Rice360 works closely with research and program partners in the developing world, collaborators within Rice, the Texas Medical Center, and other educational and medical institutions in the U.S. and around the globe. Rice360 has staff permanently located in Blantyre, Malawi; Nairobi, Kenya; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lagos, Nigeria, to support in-country education and research partnerships.

The NEST Financial Monitor & Analyst is part of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health NEST360 project team and works closely with the Rice360 Faculty Directors and Executive Director on NEST360 project budget oversight and reporting. The NEST Financial Monitor & Analyst serves as a key liaison with NEST360 partner institutions, both domestic and international, on the tracking, analysis, and reporting of finances related to the multi-year, multi-institution, multimillion-dollar NEST360 research project.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented research accounting and finance professional with advanced knowledge of accounting principles, contract and grant procedures, and compliance frameworks. They are a proactive problem solver who works well under deadlines and demonstrates advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems, with preference given to candidates familiar with Rice University systems. They possess excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, enabling them to collaborate effectively with diverse partners, including those in low-resource settings.

Workplace Requirements:
This position is exclusively on-site, requiring all duties to be performed in person at the Houston-based Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional evening and weekend work. Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.

Hiring Range: $61,000 - $69,000/year, contingent upon qualifications and experience.

*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

This position is funded by grant, soft, and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent upon the renewal of funding.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
  
• 2+ years of experience in grant-funded research budget oversight, expenditure tracking, and analysis in a higher education setting
  
  • In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis
    
    

Job Description

Position Summary:
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies offers innovative programs that engage undergraduate students in the design and implementation of new technologies to address global health challenges. Through a Global Health Technologies minor, international summer internships, and post-baccalaureate fellowships, these early-stage technologies are prototyped, evaluated, refined, deployed, and scaled around the world. Rice360 has become a leader in global health education, research, and implementation, focusing on experiential and problem-based learning, and has been recognized as a model of excellence by Science magazine and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Rice360 works closely with research and program partners in the developing world, collaborators within Rice, the Texas Medical Center, and other educational and medical institutions in the U.S. and around the globe. Rice360 has staff permanently located in Blantyre, Malawi; Nairobi, Kenya; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lagos, Nigeria, to support in-country education and research partnerships.

The NEST Financial Monitor & Analyst is part of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health NEST360 project team and works closely with the Rice360 Faculty Directors and Executive Director on NEST360 project budget oversight and reporting. The NEST Financial Monitor & Analyst serves as a key liaison with NEST360 partner institutions, both domestic and international, on the tracking, analysis, and reporting of finances related to the multi-year, multi-institution, multimillion-dollar NEST360 research project.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented research accounting and finance professional with advanced knowledge of accounting principles, contract and grant procedures, and compliance frameworks. They are a proactive problem solver who works well under deadlines and demonstrates advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems, with preference given to candidates familiar with Rice University systems. They possess excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, enabling them to collaborate effectively with diverse partners, including those in low-resource settings.

Workplace Requirements:
This position is exclusively on-site, requiring all duties to be performed in person at the Houston-based Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional evening and weekend work. Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.

Hiring Range: $61,000 - $69,000/year, contingent upon qualifications and experience.

*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

This position is funded by grant, soft, and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent upon the renewal of funding.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
  
• 2+ years of experience in grant-funded research budget oversight, expenditure tracking, and analysis in a higher education setting
  
  • In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis