Proposal, Preparation & Electronic Research Administration Support

at  University of Cincinnati

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University’s overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree must be in business administration, database administration or related field.
• Six (6) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of database management and award administration.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CONSIDERED

• Excellent customer service
• Attention to detail
• Experience with Kuali and Salesforce

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

• Assist with training end users on Electronic Research Administration systems.
• Provide proposal support in the electronic research system for the areas in the university that do not have a dedicated grant administration staff.
• Provide award review and account set-up for assigned sponsor awards.
• Perform Authority Organizational Representative (AOR) responsibilities for the areas within the university that do not have proposal submission authority within the college.
• Serve on committees related to business rules for processing and managing grants awards.
• Serve as back-up support to Sponsored Research Electronic Administrator Sr for end users of the database and activity dashboard.
• Assist Asst Director Electronic Research Administrator with testing new functionality in current systems, as well as, testing new systems. Assist with training university-wide users on electronic systems.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.