Manager, Center for Educational Development & Research (CEDaR)

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOM; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOM will oversee CEDaR operations and support grant management for the College of Education. The role will assist with proposals, administration, budgeting, data analysis, and programming for students and faculty.

The position interfaces with PIs, researchers, and various offices, providing dissertation support and coordinating workshops, poster sessions, surveys, and transcription support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 60 months experience managing/leading multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day CEDaR operations and support grant management processes.
• Assist with external pre-award and post-award supports for sponsored research.
• Provide budgets management, reporting, and regulatory compliance support.

Skills

Budget mgmt

Grant administration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pay Range: Targeted salary up to $55,000.00 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (occasional night and weekend)

Travel: May be required

For Best Consideration Date: 09/01/2026

Position Introduction:

This position will provide day-to-day supervision of CEDaR operations and support the grant management processes for the college of education. The position will support grant proposals, management, administration, and data analysis, as well as workshops & programming for students and faculty. This person will work closely with Principal Investigators, student researchers, Pre-Award and Post- Award offices, Financial Services, and the Dean's Office, and serves as a liaison between the sponsors and ORS. This position will provide graduate students with dissertation support, networking to build community and collaboration to receive feedback on their dissertation/project. Will also manage and provide, poster consultation, survey construction and distribution, and transcription support for students and faculty.

JOB DUTIES:

External Pre-Award Supports:

• Tracks/monitors sponsored research applications and awards; oversees records maintenance
• Assist in application process with example templates of budgets, justifications, etc.
• Assists with the development, implementation, and interpretation of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with federal, state and university policies and regulations and in support of increased sponsored research awards

External Post-Award Supports:

• Manage Budgets
• Process release on grants and maintain a spreadsheet and work with the Dean's office to move the release to the appropriate funds
• Reconcile monthly financial reports to clear outstanding expenses, payroll, budget revisions, and transfers post-award
• Sets up new vendors and ensure invoices are on the correct Chartfield
• Acts as the payroll coordinator for sponsored research/programs
• Submits all paper PAF, EPAF, EDR, travel, and PET's related to grants and sponsored programs
• Provides faculty and student researchers support with purchases, travel, policies and procedures, awards, funding requests, and reimbursement requests related to grants and sponsored research
• Contacts various offices to request information as needed

Internal Award Supports:

• Keep spreadsheets of all awards
• Assist Faculty with the transactional items for their awards
• Monitor and process appropriate paperwork, when awards are done on a reimbursement basis
• Reconcile the funds
• Provide reports to faculty/students of their activity and available balances

CEDaR Operations and Programming:

• Designing and implementing professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students
• Coordinating graduate advisory council
• Coordinating graduate student orientation
• Supervision of graduate assistants in CEDaR
• Coordinating annual graduate student symposium
• Coordinate networking opportunities for graduate students

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 60 months experience managing/leading multiple projects.

Equivalency/Substitution:

Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 108 months of related experience.

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check:

Yes