Research Administrator - The Engineering Research Accelerator

The Engineering Research Accelerator, which is a part of the College of Engineering, provides an integrated, coordinated, and college-wide set of services for research incubation, acceleration, and support. These functions include research administration, corporate partnership, funding opportunities, business support, and research incubation and acceleration activities. We enable continuous assessment of current activities and clusters, as well as the identification and developing of high-potential, cross-cutting, emerging research directions to maintain the College’s competitive advantage.

We are searching for a Research Administrator to be a part of the research administration team. You will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the pre-award budgeting and proposal submission process for faculty across the college, including interpretation and communication of research announcement requirements, budget development, preparation of internal and external proposal forms, and use of electronic proposal submission modules. The incumbent will have daily interaction with faculty, staff and researchers, federal and non-federal sponsors, finance and research representatives from subcontracting institutions, the University’s Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance, as well as finance and research administration counterparts campus-wide.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Conducts the research proposal process. Advising faculty on proposal requirements and deadline planning. Developing proposal budgets. Preparing government and sponsor forms and contributing administrative content to applications
  
  
• Provides faculty members with various options and scenarios that can be used in a proposal's planning or during the execution of the work
  
  
• Compiles and/or proofreads non-technical components of proposal packages, such as investigator qualifications, current and pending support, budget justifications, and similar; ideally is capable of writing drafts of these non-technical components of proposals
  
  
• Maintains data in the university’s proposal system
  
  
• Participates in selected university, college, and department meetings
  
  
• Values working as member of a larger team, embodying a flexible, collaborative approach to assignments and expectations as needs change
  
  

Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within The Engineering Research Accelerator. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

You should demonstrate:

• Willingness and ability to understand and interpret university and government policies and procedures
  
  
• Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills
  
  
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
  
  
• Proven expertise in Excel
  
  
• Extreme attention to detail in a fast-paced academic environment
  
  
• Ability to work well independently, but also to seek assistance when needed
  
  
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
  
  
• At least three years' of sponsored research administration and accounting experience
  
  
• Or a combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge
  
  
• CRA certification a plus
  
  

Requirements:

• Successful background check
  
  

Are you interested in this opportunity? Apply today!

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Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Research Administration

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

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