Post-Award Research Administrator II - (496738 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking candidates for a position within UH Population Health in Houston, TX. The role focuses on managing external funding processes, cost center administration, and ensuring compliance with sponsor and university requirements.

Ideal candidates will have a four-year degree or equivalent training and a minimum of three years of directly related experience. Learnings include grant management, contracts review, and administrative procedure development in

Qualifications

• Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline.
• Knowledge of the discipline normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program.
• Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and submits proposals to external funding sources; initiates the creation of cost centers according to awarded project terms and conditions and modifies cost centers according to revised award notices.
• Provides guidance and expertise to faculty, department administrators and university executives on a wide variety of grants and contracts issues.
• Develops and implements internal operating procedures for assigned team; coordinates the work activities of assigned team and provides work direction as needed.
• Maintains web-based proposal submission and research administration using electronic research administration systems.
• Negotiates the terms and conditions of grants and sub-recipient awards with potential sponsors and awardees and reviews contracts in conjunction with the Research Contracts Officer.
• Research sponsor's financial and administrative regulations applicable to funded projects.
• Evaluates expenditure reallocation documents according to federal, state and university guidelines for allowability, appropriateness and timeliness.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

Four-year degree or equivalent training

Job description

UH Population Health is a university-wide enterprise thatadvances population health through research, education, communitypartnerships, and the translation of scientific discovery intomeasurable health benefit. Working across disciplines and sectors,UH Population Health develops and supports programs that strengthenresearch capacity, accelerate the implementation and scale-up ofevidence-based approaches, develop the next generation ofpopulation health leaders, and address complex chronic disease andpopulation health challenges. Its work emphasizes collaboration,innovation, and building sustainable institutional and communitycapabilities that improve health at scale

1. Reviews and submits proposals to external funding sources;initiates the creation of cost centers according to awarded projectterms and conditions and modifies cost centers according to revisedaward notices.
2. Provides guidance and expertise to faculty, departmentadministrators and university executives on a wide variety ofgrants and contracts issues. 3. Responsible for customer problemreview and resolution for research administration team.
3. Develops and implements internal operating procedures forassigned team; coordinates the work activities of assigned team andprovides work direction as needed.
4. Maintains web-based proposal submission and researchadministration using electronic research administrationsystems.
5. Negotiates the terms and conditions of grants and sub-recipientawards with potential sponsors and awardees and reviews contractsin conjunction with the Research Contracts Officer.
6. Research sponsor's financial and administrative regulationsapplicable to funded projects.
7. 8. Evaluates expenditure reallocation documents according tofederal, state and university guidelines for allowability,appropriateness and timeliness. 9. Performs other job-relatedduties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directlyjob-related experience.

• - Department is willing to accept education in lieu ofexperience.
• - Department is willing to accept experience in lieuofeducation.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.