MU POST Advocate

About the role

Be The Difference Begins with Great People. Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make the difference in the lives of students and faculty? Marquette University seeks highly talented individuals who think big, care deeply, and believe in being the difference in their work and community. The university prioritizes student success, access to education, and service to educate well‑rounded servant leaders who transform their fields, society, and the world. Its Catholic, Jesuit approach emphasizes student engagement with the world and formation of the heart and mind. Core values guide relationships with students, each other, and the community: the search for truth, discovery and sharing of knowledge, fostering personal and professional excellence, promoting a life of faith, and developing leadership expressed in service to others. The MU POST Advocate supports Principal Investigators (PIs) with post‑award administration of sponsored projects while contributing to the broader objectives of the MU POST initiative. The role works closely with PIs in the post‑award space, offering guidance on budgeting, reporting, hiring, purchasing, subawards and project closeout, identifies systemic barriers, documents processes, and drives long‑term improvements in research administration. It also leads or contributes to assigned projects, assists in developing and finalizing campus‑wide training materials, facilitates training, and supports creation of best‑practice documents to strengthen post‑award services across the institution. Department: Research & Sponsored Prgs. Posting Date: 08/18/2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide post‑award support and guidance to assigned Principal Investigators (PIs), guiding them through budgeting (including financial reconciliation and modification), hiring, purchasing, subawards, and award closeout processes, in the context of sponsor guidelines, university policies and federal regulations.
• Support MU POST projects, including developing process documentation, and implementing improvements to research administration systems and workflows.
• Assist in creating, refining, and delivering training resources and standardized tools that promote consistency and efficiency in post‑award administration across the campus community.
• Assist PIs by maintaining and monitoring awards through the creation and updating of detailed spreadsheets to track award requirements, deadlines, complexities, and necessary actions.
• Identify and address barriers, compliance issues and upcoming due dates, and facilitate timely resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of one year of related experience
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Familiarity with