Post-Award Research Administrator II or Post-Award Research Administrator III

University of Houston; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

UH Population Health is hiring a Post-Award Research Administrator II or III to manage complex grants and contracts for the University of Houston system. The role leads the research administration team for assigned college units, ensuring compliance and timely processing across pre-award and post-award activities.

The position requires a formal 4-year degree and at least three years of relevant experience, with strong knowledge of federal/state regulations, cost centers, and negotiation of terms

Qualifications

• Requires a formal 4 year degree and 3+ years of directly job-related experience.
• Experience with federal/state regulations and research administration preferred.
• Ability to guide faculty and administrators on grants and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and submits proposals to external funding sources and manages cost centers.
• Provides guidance on grants and contracts issues to faculty and executives.
• Leads the research administration team and coordinates work activities.
• Maintains web-based proposal submission and research administration systems.
• Negotiates terms with sponsors and reviews contracts with the Research Contracts Officer.
• Ensures compliance with sponsor regulations and university guidelines.
• Evaluates expenditure reallocations for allowability and timeliness.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant administration

Proposal review

Team leadership

Policy development

Regulatory compliance

Education

4-year degree

Tools

Electronic research administration systems

Job description

UH Population Health will be hiring for a Post-Award Research Administrator II or Post- Award Research Administrator III. UH Population Health is a university-wide enterprise that advances population health through research, education, community partnerships, and the translation of scientific discovery into measurable health benefit. Working across disciplines and sectors, UH Population Health develops and supports programs that strengthen research capacity, accelerate the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based approaches, develop the next generation of population health leaders, and address complex chronic disease and population health challenges. Its work emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and building sustainable institutional and community capabilities that improve health at scale

Performs the more complex pre-award and post-award administration of federal, state, private profit and private non-profit grants and contracts awarded to the University of Houston. Serves as team leader for research administration team for assigned college units.

1. 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.
2. Provides guidance and expertise to faculty, department administrators and university executives on a wide variety of grants and contracts issues.
3. Responsible for customer problem review and resolution for research administration team.
4. Develops and implements internal operating procedures for assigned team; coordinates the work activities of assigned team and provides work direction as needed.
5. Maintains web-based proposal submission and research administration using electronic research administration systems.
6. 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.
7. Research sponsor's financial and administrative regulations applicable to funded projects.
8. Evaluates expenditure reallocation documents according to federal, state and university guidelines for allowability, appropriateness and timeliness.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Additional Job Posting Information:

• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Post Award Research Administrator II- $56,800- $65,000

Post- Award Research Administrator III- $65,300-$74,300

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

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