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| 2 | Job Summary: Grants Specialist Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to inde | ||||
| > | pendently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to cont | ||||
| > | ract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional | ||||
| > | research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data req | ||||
| > | uires thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signatu | ||||
| > | re by manager or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that | ||||
| > | may involve multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Cen | ||||
| > | tral Role (CR): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role | ||||
| > | (DR): Typically works on complex proposals such as grants / contracts which require task budgets, op | ||||
| > | tion years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards. Department Overview: T he Office of Spon | ||||
| > | sored Research is an advocate for all researchers at UCSF and provides them with comprehensive pre-a | ||||
| > | ward services. The OSR, a $23M operation, is comprised of eleven shared service teams, including 151 | ||||
| > | Proposal and Grants Officers/Specialist/Associates, Contract and Award Officers/Specialist/Associat | ||||
| > | es, and Team Managers supporting 2000+ faculty, and is responsible for all pre-award grant activity | ||||
| > | for the campus. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Please note: Please reach out if you need any additional information regarding the position locatio |
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| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / traini | 4 | |||
| > | ng. - Ability to take and pass general research administration training. - Three (3) or more years o | ||||
| > | f related work experience. - Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal | ||||
| > | and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university | ||||
| > | environment - Thorough knowledge of applicable compliance requirements related to use of human or a | ||||
| > | nimal subjects in research, financial conflict of interest, biosafety, etc. - Ability to manage sign | ||||
| > | ificant volume of transactions. - Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized repor | ||||
| > | ting. - Demonstrated knowledge of federal regulations including the application of cost principles. | ||||
| > | - Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in the development of comp | ||||
| > | lex budget estimations and projections. - Independent judgment and strong organization and communica | ||||
| > | tion skills and customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas. - Ability to analyze | ||||
| > | complex situations, identify workable solutions and make appropriate determinations based on regulat | ||||
| > | ions and the particular policies, sensitivities and the needs of the department, School and UCSF uni | ||||
| > | t(s) being impacted - Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate policies and guidelines effe | ||||
| > | ctively, both written and verbal. Ability to deal with ambiguity and the willingness to explore exce | ||||
| > | ptions and options. - Strong and effective communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent | ||||
| > | interpersonal skills. - Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, initiative, judgment, decision-mak | ||||
| > | ing, organizational and communication skills. - Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulation | ||||
| > | s in all areas of research administration. - Good leadership, diplomacy, judgment and decision-makin | ||||
| > | g skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Strong | ||||
| > | time management skills. - Advanced skills in using software applications such as Microsoft Excel, M | ||||
| > | icrosoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat. Ability to learn new systems with ease. - Abilit | ||||
| > | y to provide quality customer service. Ability to interface with various levels of faculty, staff an | ||||
| > | d departments. Effectively balance customer service with regulatory compliance. - Demonstrated abili | ||||
| > | ty to work in a collaborative team environment. - Ability to work independently and possess a pro-ac | ||||
| > | tive approach. - Ability to take and pass general research administration training. Preferred Qualif | ||||
| > | ications: - Experience working with UCSF faculty and UCSF research administration business processes | ||||
| > | and practices, electronic Systems used to manage research administration (e.g., eProposal, Proposal | ||||
| > | Express, Grants.gov, etc.) | ||||
| 5 | Grants Specialist Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently de | ||||
| > | velop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to contract and gra | ||||
| > | nt management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research spo | ||||
| > | nsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorou | ||||
| > | gh understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by manage | ||||
| > | r or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve | ||||
| > | multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Central Role (C | ||||
| > | R): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role (DR): Typica | ||||
| > | lly works on complex proposals such as grants / contracts which require task budgets, option years, | ||||
| > | multiple investigators and multiple sub awards. | ||||
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| 7 | Department Overview: | ||||
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| 9 | The Office of Sponsored Research is an advocate for all researchers at UCSF and provides them with | ||||
| > | comprehensive pre-award services. The OSR, a $23M operation, is comprised of eleven shared service t | ||||
| > | eams, including 151 Proposal and Grants Officers/Specialist/Associates, Contract and Award Officers/ | ||||
| > | Specialist/Associates, and Team Managers supporting 2000+ faculty, and is responsible for all pre-aw | ||||
| > | ard grant activity for the campus. | ||||