Research Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience in a higher education setting.
• Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply--a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.
• Valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree and 5 years of experience in a higher education setting
• Experience in pre-award and/or post-award support
• Interfacing with state, federal, or industry sponsors
• Development of financial reports

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and advance the strategic development of external funding aligned with assigned ORED research priorities.
• Oversee grant development coordination (both internal and externally contracted) and project management activities (Planning meetings, workshops, proposal development retreats) in collaboration with principal investigators and research administration partners.
• Serve as ORED administrative liaison to internal and external stakeholders for assigned research priorities.
• Develop and implement evaluation tools to track and report on assigned initiatives within the research enterprise along with the AVP for RD&E.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for strategic research projects and ORED activities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and impact.
• Collaborate with the AVC for Finance & Business Operations to conduct annual ROI analyses for assigned initiatives and produce corresponding reports.
• Ensure assigned initiatives have necessary information for grant compliance and ad hoc reporting to funders, ORED and university leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Enhance the LSU research environment by developing, designing, and conducting faculty development programs, workshops, and mentoring initiatives that enhance grant-writing skills and proposal competitiveness.
• Develop training content for high-impact meetings, workshops, symposia, and briefings on strategic research initiatives based on national best practices and standards to foster research team building.
• Participate in NORDP activities to stay abreast of national trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• health, life, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement options
• various leave options
• paid holidays
• wellness benefits
• tuition exemption for qualified positions
• training and development opportunities
• employee discounts