The College of Sciences (COS) brings together the mathematical, physical and biological sciences in a research-intensive environment that simultaneously values excellence in teaching and a strong community engagement. The COS Research Office is the nucleus of research administration and support; providing a full suite of pre- and post-award services to enhance the research, teaching, administrative and outreach functions of the College. Key office responsibilities include proposal development and submission, portfolio management, effort reporting, and responding to departmental and faculty post-award and other research administration needs. Please visit our and the to learn more about the College of Sciences.

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The Assistant Director of Post-award Administration (ADPA) will oversee/coordinate post-award Post Award work for all departments, centers, and clusters (including Science House, State Climate Office, NIH Superfund Research Center, the Bioinformatics Research Center, and the new National Cancer Institute Center) within the College of Sciences.

Reporting to the Director of Post-award Administration with a dotted line to the Associate Dean for Research, the ADPA will essentially serve as an internally-facing coordinator for COS Research Post award and function as a backup to the DBO staff, as well as the college research office post-award team that could help anyone at any time, regardless of department.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and optimize post-award operations within COS, contributing to the success of research projects and faculty members while staying abreast of industry changes and best practices. Additionally this position will be a backup for representing The COS Office of Research Administration at relevant University meetings such as bi-monthly RSC (Research Support Council) meetings, the primary contact for monthly meetings with Contract and Grants, new award meetings, and any other meetings or events deemed appropriate by the Director or Associate Dean for Research.

As the ADPA, you will regularly interface and coordinate with the Director, the post-award team, and the departmental DBOs to ensure Post Award work is being completed in a timely manner. In this role you will develop best practices, create SOPs, reduce the administrative burden on faculty, help ensure post-award workload is reasonable and manageable, and supervise/train the post-award team.

Key responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

Other duties as assigned.

Require post-baccalaureate credentials or a bachelor's degree in research administration or equivalent from an accredited institution plus alternative or equivalent professional training and experience.

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Please include a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references.

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