Associate Research Administrator

Department: MED-Radiology Salary/Grade: EXS/6 Target hiring range for this position will be between $56,708 - $69,000. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary

Provides administrative assistance and routine problem-solving in support of the unit's research programs and mission. Assistance may include the preparation &/or submission of routine research proposals, grants &/or contracts according to standard practice &/or general instruction. May assist with &/or complete proposal submissions, prepare information used in grant budgets, process and project financial transactions, &/or effort reporting activities Please note: Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines & specific instructions only for new, difficult, &/or unusual work.

Work is reviewed upon completion & only occasionally to verify technical accuracy & compliance with practice, policy, & procedures. EE informs supervisor of on-going progress &/or potentially controversial matters. EE uses an advanced knowledge of skills, methods & practices & some innovation, analysis, & reasoning to choose appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies & procedures to complete work that includes successive steps & involves some non-routine problems &/or decisions.

As time and budget allows: New-"Brown Bag"-Interested in becoming an RA? Need more "How To:" sessions such as: Fill out internal & external paperwork Create & review budget Review sponsor guidelines Read a solicitation Five University Business Processes classes (HR700, HR705, HR715, HR725, HR740). New-"Brown Bag"-Interested in becoming an RA?

NU-ORI-Res Dam Training session SCS course: Grantsmanship for the Research Professional ASRSP effort reporting 101 NU Financials budget reconciliation and reporting Audit & Advisory best practices Specific Responsibilities : Complexity Typically administers entire research projects such as: Single Principal Investigator (PI) basic proposals, grants &/or contracts May assist with components of multi-PI or multi-unit proposals, grants &/or contracts NIH RO1-approximately $250K/yr.

over 5 yrs. NIH R21-approximately $150K/yr. over 2 yrs. Foundation grants NSF grants Fellowships Pre-Award Completes pre-award administration of grant &/or contract activities. Reviews solicitation & determines necessary components. Organizes proposal, renewal and resubmission applications. Completes NU OSR forms. Compliance Resolves standard & routine compliance problems & issues involving associated NU policies & practices; local, state, federal, agency & sponsor rules, regulations & requirements regarding grant &/or contract administration.

Becomes familiar with regulations involving research safety, animal subjects and human subjects. Alerts supervisor to potential higher risk compliance issues including research safety, animal subjects and human subjects. Miscellaneous Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience. 1 year financial or administrative support experience in a research environment or other relevant experience. Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

Organization, time management, detail oriented Multi-tasking, communication Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid vacation and holidays; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs.

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