Research Administrator, Pre-Award, Office of Sponsored Projects

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

8d • Remote

About The Position

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) serves as the coordinating office for externally funded research and sponsored projects at The University of Texas at Austin. The mission of OSP is to assist faculty and professional research staff in their efforts to secure and ensure proper stewardship of external funding. We do that by assisting research faculty and staff with proposal review, authorization, and submission; award negotiations and acceptance; account management; close-out, reports, audits, collection; professional development and education; export control, and research compliance. This position primarily supports the Proposal Team within the Office of Sponsored Projects, assisting the research community at The University of Texas at Austin.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 1 year of experience with preparation and submission of sponsored project proposals or administration of project accounts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.
• Success working in a team setting and independently in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to shift focus and work on competing priorities.
• Professional Demeanor.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a sponsored projects office and experience working directly with administrative support tasks related to grants or contracts management.
• Project-based work experience.
• Experience with UT Research Management System.
• UT Austin experience.
• Extensive customer service background.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with OSP Operations Team to monitor and manage incoming proposal-related action items and Pre-Award messages.
• Follow up on status of outstanding actions in a timely manner.
• Assist with document collection as instructed by Pre-Award Managers.
• Input required data into UTRMS.
• Save required documentation onto OSP server.
• Assists Pre-Award Managers with support as needed.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level