"Specialist, Pre-Award"

Department:

COEIT Shared Services Center

Position Overview:

This position will be a member of the College’s Shared Services Center, within the Sponsored Projects group. This position, reporting to the Senior Specialist, will be primarily responsible for administrative support on grant submissions. The position will work with faculty to create, collect, upload, and transmit documents necessary for routing requests for new research funding. This includes working with various departments across campus, departments at collaborating universities outside of UMBC, external contractors and program sponsors at federal, state and private agencies.

Why Work at UMBC?

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role starts at $64,416 and has over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available. What is it like to work at UMBC? Check out Glassdoor or Indeed. For 16 years in a row UMBC has been recognized as a Great College to Work For!

Telework:

A hybrid telework schedule may be available.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the proposal development and routing process in the college’s sponsored research unit within shared services. Tasks include:
  • Budget Development, RFP review, PI interface, Kuali data input and routing after reviewed by sponsored research lead or Sr. Specialist of sponsored research, RT pre-award queue management.
• Provide comprehensive administrative support for faculty who are submitting proposals for grant funding. Liaison on behalf of faculty with UMBC departments, and individuals outside of UMBC necessary for a successful submission.
• Ensure all proposal materials align with federal, state, and sponsor regulations, including Uniform Guidance and UMBC’s internal policies.
• Back up support for post award team for reconciliation and reporting on research related accounts and activities within the college.
• Ad hoc analysis as requested by leadership and/or PIs and other duties as assigned

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in research administration, proposal development, or sponsored program management.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying federal regulations (e.g. Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200), state, and university policies related to sponsored research.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification such as Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA), or Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA) is highly desirable.
• Experience developing and reviewing complex, multi-PI or multi-institution proposals, knowledge of NIH, NSF, DOE, DoD, and other major federal sponsor proposal, demonstrated success in process improvement, training, or mentoring within research administration.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Upload a cover letter and a resume.

Benefits:

UMBC offers a rich benefits package. Regular and grant funded regular positions (Full benefits summary click here): Generous Leave which includes accruing:

• 22 Days of Annual Leave
• 15 Days of Sick Leave
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission:

• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:

• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• & Much more