Job Board

Key Accountability

Provide support for sponsored projects administration by:

Job Duties

• Conducting independent review, analysis, comparison, and assessment of sponsored project agreements, including grants, contracts, amendments, and any other related agency-required documentation.
• Communicating and working effectively with UI faculty principal investigators (PIs) and staff responsible for managing one or more sponsored projects to ensure their understanding and acceptance of sponsor terms, conditions, and expectations for deliverables.
• Prioritizing workload and implementing efficient techniques to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.
• Reviewing externally-funded awards to ensure adherence to proposal budget and scope of work. Working with PIs and sponsors to resolve any budget discrepancies and to ensure compliance with current university cost rates and policies.
• Assessing the terms and conditions of agreements to ensure adherence to, and compliance with, all applicable University policies, and state and federal regulations. When necessary, referring non-standard contracts to the Contract Review Unit for further negotiation.
• Drafting, reviewing, editing, and submitting formal requests for sponsor prior approvals requests, and responding accordingly to all sponsor responses.
• Analyzing, assessing, and processing modifications to existing agreements to ensure terms are acceptable under the above cited areas of relevance.

Key Accountability

Translate sponsored project agreements into OSP systems by:

Job Duties

• Collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and documenting required information from the agreement, sponsor terms, federal regulations, etc., for translation into the necessary university systems, including the internal electronic research administration system(s) (eRA), and Banner system.
• Working with the sponsor and/or PI to collect any missing information for accurate recording of sponsor requirements in conjunction with the budget establishment.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and translating budget data from the sponsor format into the required university categories for entry to Banner expense categories.
• Verifying the accuracy of entered and recorded data in the eRA system for upload into Banner.

Key Accountability

Assist in the development of Post Award policies and procedures by:

Job Duties

• Regularly evaluating Post Award procedures for best practices and proposing changes to policies, procedures, and internal development associated with the Post Award Unit.
• In coordination with the Post Award Manager, developing, maintaining, and regularly updating a set of standardized procedures for Post Award processes and procedures.
• Researching, analyzing, and translating sponsor policy changes into Post Award procedure documents, and communicating information among team members, both internal and external.

Key Accountability

Contribute to team effort by:

Job Duties

• Working in partnership with OSP units and external stakeholders (ORED, university, and external team members) for sponsored project funding.
• Participating in staff meetings for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of OSP.
• Participating in the development and implementation of short and long-term goals for the Post Award unit.
• Facilitating appropriate communications within the Post Award unit, OSP, other University employees and outside agencies by communicating in a respectful and professional manner.
• Creating and maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism for the university.
• Attending conferences, classes, and/or trainings, as offered and relevant, to improve technical and professional development.

Key Accountability

Facilitate on-going training by:

Job Duties

• Assisting in the review of training materials created by the Post Award Manager, in conjunction with other units of OSP and ORED as a whole.
• Participating in the training sessions, as a team member, to present content to relevant audiences.
• Suggesting topics of interest, relevance, and areas of change, to the PAM to include in upcoming trainings.
• Providing training assistance and one-on-one support, to external constituents, as needed, to assist in maintaining university-wide compliance with the regulations and policies associated with sponsored project funding.

Key Accountability

Provide support by:

Job Duties

• Completing other duties as assigned.