Research Administrator - Evanston, United States - Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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Evanston, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

This Research Administrator position in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern is a full-time hybrid position (37.5 hours), working under the Manager, Research Administration on-site three days per week, and two days remote.

Provides administrative leadership and intermediate problem solving in support of unit's research programs and mission.

May provide sole support to a small to mid-sized unit, or support a portion of activities in a larger unit.

May provide lifecycle pre
- & post-award research administration ensuring the fulfillment of all grant &/or contract & compliance requirements. Manages overall day-to-day research administration activities & may research & identify funding opportunities & faculty &/or PIs with associated research competencies & interests. Ensures that all activities are completed in compliance with associated local, state, federal & institutional rules & regulations.

Please note:
Supervisor provides objectives & deadlines. Work is reviewed for fulfillment of objective & deadlines & overall compliance with policy & procedures. EE completes some activities without direction, informing supervisor only of potentially controversial matters, &/or far-reaching implications.

EE uses some judgment to adapt an advanced knowledge of skills, methods, practices, policies &/or procedures & a moderate degree of innovation, analysis & reasoning to complete

As time and budget allows:
New-"Brown Bag"-Interested in becoming an RA?

Need more "How To:
" sessions such as:
Fill out internal & external paperwork

Create & review budget

Review sponsor guidelines

Read a solicitation

Five University Business Processes classes (HR700, HR705, HR715, HR725, HR740)New-"Brown Bag"-Interested in becoming an RA?

NU-ORI-Res Dam Training session

SCS course:
Grantsmanship for the Research Professional

NCURA-National Council of University Research Administrators/SRA - Society of Research Administrators International (regional or national meetings)

ASRSP effort reporting 101

NU Financials budget reconciliation and reporting

Audit & Advisory best practices

Specific Responsibilities:

Complexity_
Typically administers multiple research projects such as:
Pre-Award_
Manages preaward administration of grants &/or contracts.
Reviews solicitation and proactively resolves any issues/questions within the solicitation with OSR and/or sponsor.
Establishes procedures at the small to midsized unit level related to preaward administration.
Coordinates largescale proposals, teaming/collaboration agreements, confidentiality agreements, intellectual property agreements or user agreements.
Manage representation of subrecipients, cost sharing and administrative costs on a proposal.
Coordinates IRB and IACUC protocols.
Prepares &/or reviews complete budget.
Assesses the need for the redistribution of project F&A among multiple redistributed chartstrings.
Post-Award_
Completes postaward administration of research grants &/or contracts.
Reviews account establishment.
Manages effort commitments of key project personnel.
Approves highvalue/highrisk expenditures.
Interprets awards documents.
Reviews and reports expenditures.
Verifies processing of cost share transactions.
Reviews award budget status with PIs.
Provides data needed for interim and final financial and technical progress reports.
Facilitates account close out activities, coordinating with ASRSP as needed.
Establishes procedures at the small to midsized unit level related to postaward administration.
Serves as liaison between department ASRSP, IACUC, IRB, internal audit, funding & regulatory agencies, subcontractors, collaborators, institutes, centers, etc.
Participates in efforts to improve research administration including serving on university committees related to research administration.
Financial_
Oversees sponsored project portfolio.
Reviews transactions and resolve issues that requires a more complex level of financial understanding such as costsharing &/or effort reporting knowledge.
Provides information to senior management that is used for department budgeting purposes.
Human Resources_
Processes paperwork associated with hiring & termination of employees.
Setsup post doc
Provides training to technical and administrative staff in unit regarding research administration.
Compliance
Ensures compliance with all appropriate NU policies & practices; local, state, federal, agency & sponsor rules, regulations & requirements regarding grant &/or contract administration.
Recommends changes to improve programs, policy &/or practice.
Resolves compliance problems & issues working in conjunction with faculty.
Alerts supervisor to potential higher risk compliance issues.
Supervision_