Research Administration Manager - College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences - UTK

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About The Position

The Research Administration Manager provides comprehensive PreAward research administration support for faculty, center directors, and the College. In Proposal Management, the role identifies funding opportunities, assists faculty with interpreting sponsor guidelines, creates templates/checklists from agency rules, plans and coordinates tasks and timelines for proposal submission, develops accurate budgets aligned with sponsor requirements and University accounting codes/fiscal policy, initiates correspondence with grant personnel and external agencies, and performs other research administration duties as assigned by the Associate Dean for Research (ADR) and Senior Research Administration Manager. In Research/Award Management, the Admin trains designated departmental support personnel and interested faculty on electronic submission, reporting, and financial/compliance systems; ensures intellectual property provisions are submitted to UTRF for review; queries research data for monthly accolades and College reporting; coordinates with the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development to keep faculty/staff informed of UT and sponsor policies; and monitors and evaluates research activities for research and fiscal compliance across pre-award stages. Under Oversight & Administrative Management, the position serves as a front-line service and office support specialist in a deadline-driven, customer service environment; reviews and approves proposal submissions in the College’s internal routing system; assists the Senior Research Administration Manager with establishing additional support services and trainings to grow CEHHS scholarship; manages all research workshop registrations; and serves as backup to the Senior Research Administration Manager. For Marketing & Data Management, the Admin assists with designing and coordinating office marketing materials, evaluates and disseminates funding opportunity announcements to appropriate target groups, creates and maintains distribution lists for efficient information dissemination, and inputs/evaluates monthly, quarterly, and annual research-related data to measure progress toward Office and College strategic goals and reporting needs. The role also includes reading and interpreting agency guidelines into usable proposal requirements, recommending appropriate fund allocations, coordinating necessary steps to complete grant submissions within specified timeframes, and initiating required correspondence with departments and University officials. This role acts as a compliance steward—ensuring adherence to university, state, federal, and sponsor policies—and provides operational support to expand the College’s external funding capacity.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive PreAward research administration support for faculty, center directors, and the College.
Identifies funding opportunities.
Assists faculty with interpreting sponsor guidelines.
Creates templates/checklists from agency rules.
Plans and coordinates tasks and timelines for proposal submission.
Develops accurate budgets aligned with sponsor requirements and University accounting codes/fiscal policy.
Initiates correspondence with grant personnel and external agencies.
Trains designated departmental support personnel and interested faculty on electronic submission, reporting, and financial/compliance systems.
Ensures intellectual property provisions are submitted to UTRF for review.
Queries research data for monthly accolades and College reporting.
Coordinates with the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development to keep faculty/staff informed of UT and sponsor policies.
Monitors and evaluates research activities for research and fiscal compliance across pre-award stages.
Serves as a front-line service and office support specialist in a deadline-driven, customer service environment.
Reviews and approves proposal submissions in the College’s internal routing system.
Assists the Senior Research Administration Manager with establishing additional support services and trainings to grow CEHHS scholarship.
Manages all research workshop registrations.
Serves as backup to the Senior Research Administration Manager.
Assists with designing and coordinating office marketing materials.
Evaluates and disseminates funding opportunity announcements to appropriate target groups.
Creates and maintains distribution lists for efficient information dissemination.
Inputs/evaluates monthly, quarterly, and annual research-related data to measure progress toward Office and College strategic goals and reporting needs.
Reads and interprets agency guidelines into usable proposal requirements.
Recommends appropriate fund allocations.
Coordinates necessary steps to complete grant submissions within specified timeframes.
Initiates required correspondence with departments and University officials.
Ensures adherence to university, state, federal, and sponsor policies.
Provides operational support to expand the College’s external funding capacity.