Senior Research Administrator

As a member of the SPS Proposal Support team, the Research Administrator will work independently and within a team to directly support research faculty in developing and submitting proposals with a high degree of efficiency, expertise and with incomparable customer service to units and investigators. Sponsoring agencies will include private, federal, nonprofit, and international. The SPS Proposal Support team is committed to identifying and adhering to best practices in grants and contracts administration while upholding high standards of integrity and fiduciary responsibility while also working closely with the SPS Pre-Award team.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Works
  directly with faculty members, research staff, program coordinators,
  college administrators, and other units on campus in the preparation of
  proposals.
• Develops
  and submits large, complex proposals such as program projects,
  interdisciplinary research centers, multidisciplinary university
  research initiatives, etc.
• Creates and presents training materials for research faculty and staff for preaward activities.
• Assists
  faculty and departmental staff with preaward questions and issues of a
  more complex nature, and assists in the delivery of high-level support
  to faculty and departmental staff in regards to preaward and activities.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Maintains a solution-oriented attitude while providing elevated customer service.
• Effective verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possesses advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Prioritizes work and successfully manages multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Works well under pressure without sacrificing teamwork, accuracy, or customer service.
• Knowledge
  of university and sponsor policies and procedures, or demonstrated
  ability to learn and integrate policy and procedure as needed.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe applications and capabilities.
• Accommodates and responds to shifting priorities and multiple, demanding projects.
• Remains teachable and open to evolve in their learning.
• Working knowledge in Uniform Guidance

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required and a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Federal regulations require that the incumbent be a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, or have another protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to be ITAR/EAR compliant.

• Certified Research Administration (CRA) certification welcome.