Assistant Director for Research Administration

Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science seeks an Assistant Director of Research Administration at IMET in Baltimore, Maryland. The role leads all sponsored project administration and financial management for IMET, a collaboration among UMCES, UMBC, and UMB.

The position supervises administrative and research support staff delivering pre- and post-award services, grant-funded procurement, and travel oversight, and serves as the central reporting officer for tracking research

Job description

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science seeks an Assistant Director of Research Administration at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore, Maryland. The Assistant Director leads all sponsored project administration and financial management at (IMET), a research institute comprised of faculty from three partners, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).

This hands-on role directly supervises administrative and research support staff providing pre- and post-award services, grant-funded procurement, and sponsored travel oversight for the UMCES and UMB faculty and laboratories. Additionally, the position serves as the central reporting officer responsible for tracking, consolidating, and analyzing research activities and expenditures across all three partner institutions (UMCES, UMB, and UMBC).