Pre-Award Specialist - Faculty Shared Services

Search #: 499342 | Full-time | Located at UConn Storrs

About the Role

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is competitively recruiting talented grants and contracts/sponsored project professionals to join the research administration team. Sponsored Program Services (SPS) administers a portfolio of $375M in annually awarded funding across all UConn campuses and UConn Health. This role provides day-to-day management and oversight for a high volume of pre-award administration and requires occasional on-site work in Storrs, CT.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison between investigators, academic units, and other administrative offices throughout the proposal preparation and review process.
• Provides technical assistance, guidance, and advice to faculty, administrators, and other professional staff for sponsored project administration.
• Reviews financial and administrative aspects of proposals or transactions to ensure compliance with federal and state statutes, University policy, and sponsor guidelines and requirements.
• Identifies and assists with resolving grant and contract issues pertaining to budget, cost sharing, fiscal, administrative, and procedural constraints, following University policies, sponsor requirements, and state and federal regulations.
• Maintains records in accordance with University, state, federal, and sponsor requirements. Provides records as requested and collaborates with SPS leadership in response to audits.
• May participate in policy and procedure discussions and recommend changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• May participate in the development and delivery of sponsored program training.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated time management, follow-through, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with and knowledge of Uniform Guidance and/or the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing proposals within electronic research administration systems (such as grants.gov, research.gov, NSPIREs, and eRA Commons).
• Experience working in research administration at an institution of higher education.
• Experience working in a high volume, high production, and customer-facing professional environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn.
• Additional benefits available at https://hr.uconn.edu/benefits-beyond-pay/.