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University of South Florida · 13 hours ago

Unit Research Administrator

Tampa, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$60K/yr - $60K/yr

1+ years exp

The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university that is seeking a Unit Research Administrator to provide fiscal and administrative support to various departments. This role involves assisting researchers with grant proposal development, managing post-award processes, and ensuring compliance with federal and university regulations.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Works closely with faculty in the development of proposals while ensuring compliance with applicable sponsor, University Sponsored Research, Foundation and College of Arts and Sciences regulations, guidelines and processes

Provides technical assistance to facilitate the development of grant proposals and assists faculty with submitting proposals to various agencies

Assists in critical review, writing, and editing of research proposal

Calculates budgets and ensures inclusion of all appropriate and required elements including direct and indirect costs, cost share, program income, etc

Assists in developing budget justifications, review of sub-recipient budgets and justifications, and insures accurate completion of sponsor application forms and USF internal forms

Works with the CAS Office of Research to ensure completeness and compliance of all components of the proposal

Responsible for the oversight and support to Principal Investigators, project staff, and CAS administration in the following areas of post-award management

Awards underwrite accounts properly assessing risk; prepares and oversees award setup; develops and modifies as necessary sub-recipient agreements; processes all financial transactions including payroll distribution monitoring and cost transfers; work with department Chair/staff on resource commitments to confirm available funds for hiring projected personnel funded by grants/contracts

Coordinate with department staff on preparing hiring documents and processing of grant paid tuition payments; monitors effort reporting process; identifying and tracks cost sharing and matching requirements and documentation; assists with obtaining sponsor approvals for non-budgeted financial transactions or changes; preparation of monthly ledgers and reconciliation reports; annual and award financial closeouts; assists with responses to audits and post-project requests

Reconciles projects, research initiative accounts, start-up, retention, and carry-forward accounts on a monthly basis, prepares documents

Attends ongoing trainings, meetings and workshops to stay current on all grant policies and procedures

Collaborates with other research personnel for best practices, and represents the college and/or department on committees and communicates pertinent information to departments

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Grant research administrationBudget preparationFederal guidelinesBusiness Administration degreeAdministrative experienceCommunication skillsCollaboration skills