Manager, Center for Educational Development & Research (CEDaR)

University of Oklahoma•Norman, OK

About The Position

This position will provide day-to-day supervision of CEDaR operations and support the grant management processes for the college of education. The position will support grant proposals, management, administration, and data analysis, as well as workshops & programming for students and faculty. This person will work closely with Principal Investigators, student researchers, Pre-Award and Post- Award offices, Financial Services, and the Dean's Office, and serves as a liaison between the sponsors and ORS. This position will provide graduate students with dissertation support, networking to build community and collaboration to receive feedback on their dissertation/project. Will also manage and provide, poster consultation, survey construction and distribution, and transcription support for students and faculty.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
60 months experience managing/leading multiple projects.
Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 108 months of related experience.

Responsibilities

Tracks/monitors sponsored research applications and awards; oversees records maintenance
Assist in application process with example templates of budgets, justifications, etc.
Assists with the development, implementation, and interpretation of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with federal, state and university policies and regulations and in support of increased sponsored research awards
Manage Budgets
Process release on grants and maintain a spreadsheet and work with the Dean's office to move the release to the appropriate funds
Reconcile monthly financial reports to clear outstanding expenses, payroll, budget revisions, and transfers post-award
Sets up new vendors and ensure invoices are on the correct Chartfield
Acts as the payroll coordinator for sponsored research/programs
Submits all paper PAF, EPAF, EDR, travel, and PET's related to grants and sponsored programs
Provides faculty and student researchers support with purchases, travel, policies and procedures, awards, funding requests, and reimbursement requests related to grants and sponsored research
Contacts various offices to request information as needed
Keep spreadsheets of all awards
Assist Faculty with the transactional items for their awards
Monitor and process appropriate paperwork, when awards are done on a reimbursement basis
Reconcile the funds
Provide reports to faculty/students of their activity and available balances
Designing and implementing professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students
Coordinating graduate advisory council
Coordinating graduate student orientation
Supervision of graduate assistants in CEDaR
Coordinating annual graduate student symposium
Coordinate networking opportunities for graduate students