Job ID
72104
Location
Main Campus-Berkeley
Full/Part Time
Full Time
About Berkeley
At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.
The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature.
We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.
Departmental Overview
ERSO works to provide customers with expert resources in Research Administration, Business, Financial, Human Resource and Payroll services. Our goal is to enable faculty and students to focus on their work in support of the campus mission. Our organization maintains a customer-oriented operation and supports a culture of continuous improvement.
Position Overview
The Research Administrator 3 position involves providing analytical and financial support in proposal processing, contract and grant administration, and budget development, including pre-award proposal initiatives, management of funds post-award, and closeout activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors.
Responsibilities
- Under limited supervision, provides post-award financial administration and management for research funds in accordance with campus policy and agency requirements. Conducts financial analysis and projections.
- Serves as the primary faculty liaison, assists Principal Investigators (PI) with the development of contract and grant proposals including proposal budgets.
- Monitors and ensures allowability for financial transactions, expenditures, reconciles funds, identifies and resolves discrepancies.
- Organizes plans, establishes and monitors fiscal budget control of contracts and grants administration.
- Prepares the close-out activities including: final projection, subcontracts, personnel, and recurring expenses.
- Seeks information to maintain current knowledge on compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
- Provides advice regarding sponsored projects administration to Department Administrators and PIs.
- Applies professional concepts to provide monthly financial reports, projections, analyze spending and recommend adjustments.
- Ensures complete and accurate collection of research management administration data at all stages of the contract and grant life cycle.
- Assists in support of audits as directed by senior staff.
- Serves as the liaison to faculty for the campus Reporting Systems.
- Prepares ad hoc non-technical statistical reports as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Requires judgment, problem solving skills, effective organizational and verbal & written communication skills with extreme focus on customer service.
- Requires thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to interact with diverse individuals and groups.
- Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
- Knowledgeable about Federal Acquisition Regulation, Code of Federal Regulations, sponsor-specific policies.
- Requires thorough knowledge of the Uniform Guidance, including allowability, allocability, and reasonableness.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with overlapping deadlines.
- Knowledgeable of generally accepted accounting, fiscal and reporting principles.
- Proficiency working with computer and information management systems.
- Experienced with all types of award mechanisms.
- Knowledgeable in applicable compliance requirements related to research.
- Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
- Proficiency in utilizing CalAnswers for financial reporting at Berkeley.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of spreadsheet and database software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
- 3 years of demonstrated experience in research contract and grant management experience.
- NIH Experience.
Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Anticipated hiring range: $72,600 - $88,106
UCB salary range: $72,600 - $129,000
Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
