Assistant Director, Training Grants - Post Award Administrator

## Assistant Director, Training Grants - Post Award Administrator Apply:
Hybrid:
Chicago, IL:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR35390
** Department
* * BSD ADM - Research Administration
** About the Department
** The University of Chicago is an intellectual community and a globally renowned research institution dedicated to fostering innovative and impactful research in various domains, including the Biological Sciences. The Biological Sciences Division is at the forefront of cutting-edge research and the Research Administration Office plays a pivotal role in supporting and facilitating the faculty who conduct research.
** Job Summary
** The job provides professional support for pre-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of University and business drivers.
The Assistant Director of Training Grants-Post Award Administrator provides expert financial and compliance oversight for institutional training awards, with primary responsibility for NIH T32 Institutional Research Training Grants and F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Awards. This position serves as the central point of contact for all post-award activities and ensures compliance with NIH policies, federal regulations, and institutional requirements throughout the award lifecycle.
The job provides professional support for post-award activities relating to training grants and fellowship proposals and funding within a department or unit. Post-award activities include key responsibilities, compliance monitoring. Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of University and business drivers.
The Assistant Director, Training Grants - Post Award Administrator provides financial management in an intensive customer service environment for the Office of Training Grants within the Research Administration Office.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.
** Responsibilities
* * T32 Institutional Research Training Grant Administration (Post Award/Financial)  
* Oversee and participate in relevant post-award and financial activities for T32 training grants, including budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, and reallocation requests.
* Provide financial data and reports from university financial system (Oracle) on a regular basis.
* Maintains AURA award data and working with University Research Administration (URA) for necessary edits/updates.
* Maintains data integrity in Oracle.
* Processes the Notice of Award for new training grants and new budget years.
* Collaborates with URA and departmental pre-award administration to request and distribute applicable budget year account number(s) or requesting advance accounts if necessary.
* Collaborates with training program administrators on the review and maintenance of trainee stipends for the updating of financial projections. Monitor and reconcile trainee stipends, tuition/fees, and institutional allowances against award budgets; process cost transfers and budget modifications as needed.
* Performs quarterly review of the training grant account projection (TGAP) and subsequently, working with the program administration on necessary corrections or updates.
* Responsible for budget year final review of the TGAP and submission to URA with follow up on the Final Financial Report (FFR) being submitted to the funding agency.
* Maintaining faculty Workday costing allocations, including stipend and fees.
* Work with program administrator on processing prior approval requests, as needed.
* Provide…