Senior Post Award Admin

Department CEC College of Engineering and Computing

State Pay Range G10

USC Market Range MRH - $63,557 $ 79,446 $ 95,336

Anticipated Hiring Range $63,557 - $90,000

Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time

Hours per Week 37.5

Basis 12 months

Job Search Category Administrative

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities

Work Schedule

• Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

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Position Description Advertised Job Summary The Senior Post Award Administrator provide post-award grant management within the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing ( MCEC ), including monitoring financial activities to ensure compliance with award, sponsor, institutional, and regulatory requirements. Uses analytical skills to reconcile assigned accounts. Serve as a resource for all faculty within assigned department(s). Support Grants Administrators and ensure appropriate and consistent application of standardized processes and best practices.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 3 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education or research-intensive university environment.
• Experience administering federal awards (e.g., NSF , NIH , DoD, DOE ).
• Professional certification such as Certified Research Administrator ( CRA ) or equivalent.
• Actively involved in professional development organizations related to the research administration field.
• Examples of these include NCURA , SRA , NORDP , etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Working knowledge of federal and state grant regulations, including…