Research Project Manager

Research Project Manager

Do you love bringing big ideas to life? Are you energized by variety, collaboration, and helping teams turn research into real-world impact? If so, the Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking candidates for a Research Project Manager to join Research POST, a small team of centralized project managers who serve all university units. As part of Research POST, this individual will manage a portfolio of research projects, each with a term of three months or longer.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with principal investigators and research teams to support the planning, coordination, and execution of sponsored research projects.
• Coordinate and monitor project timelines, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and resources to support successful project outcomes.
• Maintain project management tools, reports, and documentation to monitor progress and support compliance requirements.
• Coordinate communications, meetings, and activities among faculty, staff, sponsors, collaborators, and other stakeholders.
• Support post-award administration activities, including budget monitoring, financial reporting, forecasting, and sponsored project management.
• Maintain project records, documentation, and reporting materials related to project deliverables and compliance requirements.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external partners to support successful project outcomes.
• Assist with workshops, training opportunities, outreach efforts, and communication initiatives that advance research programs and partnerships.
• Provide general administrative and operational support for research projects and initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have interest in supporting a broad range of projects, some of which will be interdisciplinary and/or multi-institutional. This individual will also bring strong organizational and relationship-building skills to the role.

This is a one-year fixed-term position, with the opportunity for renewal.

We are hiring for two positions at this time and anticipate hiring one candidate as a Research Administrator I and one candidate as a Research Administrator II.

The Research Administrator I position requires a Bachelor's degree and is classified at pay grade PS807.

The Research Administrator II position requires a Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience and is classified at pay grade PS808.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in conducting or supporting research projects.
• Previous experience working in a university environment.
• Experience with Federal regulations and agency policies and guidelines for sponsored research.
• Demonstrated experience implementing project management in accordance with industry-standard principles and best practices.
• Experience developing and managing strategic partnerships.
• Experience with financial administration, such as budget monitoring, reporting, etc.

Application Instructions:
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