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Research Administration Director
Job Group: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts
Job Subgroup: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contract Administration (Multi-functional)
Salary Range (Annual):
Scaled (expand for details) Employee Category: Limited
Job Code: SC030
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Job Summary:
Oversees research and sponsored projects administration activities on behalf of a division within the institution. Provides oversight for all components of lifecycle administration of sponsored grants, agreements, and contracts. Represents the division to external and internal stakeholders related to creation of policy, procedure, strategic planning, budgetary, and resource decisions.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Directs and coordinates staff, systems, and procedures related to the processing of sponsor supported grants, contracts, and agreements on a daily basis
- Oversees pre-award and/or post-award research administration activities
- Facilitates internal or external audits of grants and contracts
- Serves as a liaison to internal and external leadership and stakeholders. Advises principal investigators, leadership, and central grants administration, interacts with granting agencies regarding policy interpretation, and provides recommendations for successful outcomes
- Establishes, implements, and maintains policy and procedures for sponsored project administration
- Oversees division compliance related to sponsored grants and contracts
- Develops, conducts, and administers training initiatives for faculty, staff, and other stakeholders in areas related to research administration
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
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Education:
Master's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
Yes
- Employee Category:
Limited
- Scaled Job:
Yes
- Salary Range (Annual):
- 30: $129,000-263,560
- 29: $112,200-229,240 (B)
- 28: $97,600-199,320 (C)
- Job Code:
- SC030: Research Administration Director
- SC043: Research Administration Director (B)
- SC044: Research Administration Director (C)
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=SC030