University of California San Diego
Location
La Jolla, CA | United States
Job description
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment : Apply by 12/18/23 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
Special Selection Applicants : Apply by 1/4/24. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
Job posting will remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified.
Incumbent will serve as a Senior Research Administrator within the shared service unit of Post Award Fund Management and Pre-Award Research Administration for the School of Biological Sciences (BioSci). The Senior Research Administrator is responsible for independently managing a portfolio of various types (detailed below) of Federal, State and various non-federal or state sponsors (e.g. industry, private industry, donors, etc.) totaling ~$50M across all types of fund sources and agreements. This can range between 100-250 PPMs for between 50-100 proposals. May provide training and some work direction to Research Administrators on team.
The School of Biological Science's diverse portfolio of sponsored projects focused on training, fellowships, and scholarship award types that range across federal agencies, state and local organizations, foundations, private philanthropic sponsors, with the full range of various types of agreements and contracts. The numerous and varied agencies include, but are not limited to: NIH, DOD, NSF, DOE, private foundations, state and county agencies, and private funding. This requires a breadth and depth of experience in sponsored project administration across the full lifecycle of award, as well as understanding of the unique requires for training grants and fellowships. The Lead Research Administrator is required to be a subject matter expert in all areas of sponsored project administration and is responsible for the analysis of the pre-award proposal and management of the post award administration for portfolios.
This position will work in partnership with the proposals and pre-award team to provide project and proposal management, financial analysis, budget preparation, cost estimates, interim financial report, and other financial related matters that are embedded within the pre-award process related to training and fellowship programs. The incumbent will act as a key member of the proposal team to ensure resources and financial impact is understood for the most complex proposals within the School, such as training grants, large scale cooperative agreements, program project grants, and other complex and multifaceted proposals. This requires an intermediate knowledge of project management, along with expert level of grants and research administration experience, as well as financial management and analysis.
This position is responsible for liaison with other teams that support trainees, scholars and fellows. This position will need to have a detailed expert level understanding of the graduate programs, stipend and fee schedules, and an ability to navigate complex funding issues related to graduate student researchers and will be responsible for developing cost projects for faculty with these populations. The position will lead the funding entry process for all student researchers, trainees, scholars and fellows.
This position of Senior Research Administrator (RA 4) reflects a higher degree of independence and experience compared to the Sr Research Administrator (RA 3) due to the following criteria:
1) Considered a subject matter expert; (2) has demonstrated mastery in job responsibilities, with minimal supervision; (3) 75% of the body of work is considered
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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