Description
Responsible for the complete administrative research process for a defined group. Oversees and reviews pre/post award sponsored research activities required for the submission process, communicate relevant Sponsored Programs requirements and procedures to faculty includes pre- and post-award activities and regular communications/meetings with faculty and staff and ethical management of funds. Advises the Principal Investigator on the most effective way to achieve an effective, quality proposal and coordinates a timely submission process, ensuring appropriate approvals. Develops project timelines based upon proposal requirements; submits requests for no-cost extensions or other extensions as needed; manages proposal submission process. Ensures compliance/oversight by monitoring budgets and spending, approving capital equipment requisitions, and providing guidance and counsel for the stewardship of sponsored research funds. Education and Experience: Bachelor degree and 5 or more years of experience with research grant and contract knowledge or equivalent combination of education and experience. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.