ApplyDirector of Research Administration (Grants & Contracts), Center for Nursing Research
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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 6 years
📍 Location: United States of America
💸 Salary: 68200.0 - 102300.0 USD per year
🔍 Industry: Research Administration
🏢 Company: psu_staff
🗣️ Languages: English
⏳ Experience: 6 years
🪄 Skills: LeadershipProject ManagementPeople ManagementAdministrative ManagementFinancial ManagementCommunication SkillsAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft ExcelProblem SolvingCustomer serviceMicrosoft OfficeAccountingAttention to detailOrganizational skillsTime ManagementWritten communicationComplianceInterpersonal skillsTeamworkResearchBudgetingTeam management
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
- Experience with pre-award and post-award processes
- Excellent written, electronic, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Team-oriented approach to leadership and commitment to customer service
- Demonstrated ability to make independent administrative decisions and to exercise discretion in confidential matters
- Proactive approach to work that includes continually seeking ways to improve administrative procedures
- Ability to solve complex problems
- Experience with Grants.gov and Cayuse, as well as familiarity with a broad spectrum of granting agencies, foundations, and industry sponsors is desired
- Experience with SIMBA (Penn State’s System for Integrated Management, Budgeting and Accounting); SIMS (Penn State’s Strategic Information Management System) is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Search, identify, and communicate relevant funding opportunities
- Work closely with faculty to assist with proposals
- Submit proposals to various agencies
- Contract negotiations and ensure compliance with sponsor and university policies
- Set up awards and support researchers with post-award management
- Close out awards, assuring all requirements have been met
- Supervisory responsibilities of direct reports: hiring and onboarding, delegate tasks, follow progress and evaluate success, conflict mediation and resolution, conduct performance evaluations
- Train staff in activities related to grants and contracts
- Serve as liaison between senior management and direct reports
- Seek out and implement best practices for office management
- Document and disseminate CNR policies and procedures
- Implement forward-thinking improvements to ensure the growth of the college’s research enterprise
- Co-chair (with the ADR) research faculty meetings
- Work with staff to set up seminars and publish a monthly newsletter
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