Pre-Award Research Administrator

Nevada System of Higher Education; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Leave benefits

Fitness Center

WolfCard discounts

Mountain EAP

Faculty Senate

No state income tax

Job summary

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Research Administrator, Pre-Award in the Office of Sponsored Projects. This role supports faculty in seeking and managing sponsored funding, ensuring fiscal accountability for public funds, and serving as a liaison with federal agencies, foundations, and other partners.

Primary duties include proposal review, processing RFPs to determine sponsor requirements, and performing initial proposal reviews prior to signature.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of related work experience; OR
• Master’s Degree and one (1) year of related work experience required
• Administration or research compliance or a related field

Responsibilities

• Assist faculty with seeking and managing sponsored funding
• Review and process Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to determine sponsor requirements
• Serve as liaison between the University and federal agencies, foundations, private industry, state, and local agencies
• Complete initial review of proposals prior to signature; may approve proposals/contracts when time is tight

Skills

Research administration

Proposal review

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Research Administrator, Pre-Award in the Office of Sponsored Projects. This role supports faculty in seeking and managing sponsored funding, ensuring fiscal accountability for public funds, and serving as a liaison with federal agencies, foundations, and other partners.

Primary duties include proposal review, processing RFPs to determine sponsor requirements, and performing initial proposal reviews prior to signature.