University of California San Diego
Location
La Jolla, CA | United States
Job description
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment : Apply by 2/11/24 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
Special Selection Applicants : Apply by 2/15/24. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
The Department of Cognitive Science promotes the study of learning, perception, action, and interaction in the physical, material, social, and cultural world. The approach is inter-disciplinary employing ideas and techniques from a number of contributing disciplines, including anthropology, communications, computer science, ethology, electrical engineering, linguistics, neurology, neurosciences, philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and sociology.
The interdisciplinary cognitive science community on campus is integral to cognitive science as practiced at UCSD. The department offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in addition to the departmental Ph.D., with participation by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Cognitive Science, Communication, Computer Science and Engineering, Linguistics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology, and Sociology.
This is a professional position at the experienced level of the Research Administrator series. The incumbent will be an experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with an in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems and issues of diverse scope, and determines solutions.
Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to: independently develop and/or oversee research proposals, awards, and/or transactions related to contract and grant management; maintain contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies; work on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations; complete and approve transactions; work on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and/or multiple sub awards; provide work direction to department RA2s; work on complex NIH/NSF/other agencies proposals such as grants/contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards; manage human subjects protocols and payments for PIs; build rapport with PIs and provide excellent customer service for department.
Additional complexity/workload responsibilities: UCPath funding entries and salary transfers; academic salary, including summer salary; General Campus Compensation Plan (GCCP); Faculty Salary Exchange Program (FSEP), buyouts, and sabbaticals; faculty startup, gifts, and faculty-generated accounts; faculty with joint appointments in Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Computational Social Science (CSS), Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Psychiatry and Radiology; graduate student appointments/GSRs, including summer GSRs.
Experienced with all types of award mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements. Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.
Thorough knowledge of contractual document or proposal formats and requirements of federal, state, and private agencies.
Demonstrated skill in collecting cost data for large proposals, including salary information, large equipment aquisition and sub-award data. Preparing multi -year proposals with these elements.
Knowledge of budgeting, accounting principles and bookkeeping to maintain department financial records and produce reports and reconcile discrepancies.
Demonstrated knowledge of Federal and non-federal agency requirements and regulations for sponsored research, from proposal preparation through close out, including but not limited to Cost Accounting Standards, OMBA 121, FDP policies, etc.
Thorough knowledge of OMB circulars such as Uniform Guidance, A-21, A110 and principles of cost accounting standards, including allowability, allocability, and reasonableness, state, local, sponsor and institutional regulations, policies, and guidelines.
Ability to manage significant volume of transactions. Ability to work in a fast paced environment with overlapping deadlines and short lead times and maintain a high level of attention to detail, and ability to work with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to perform complex financial analysis and custom
About University of California San Diego
UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 8 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Innovation is central to who we are and what we do. Here, students learn that knowledge isn't just acquired in the classroom - life is their laboratory. UC San Diego's rich academic portfolio includes six undergraduate colleges, five academic divisions and five graduate and professional schools. The university's award-winning scholars are experts at the forefront of their fields with an impressive track record for achieving scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs.
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