Associate Director-Research Admin - (Onsite)

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Provide strategic and tactical business oversight, management, and support for research operations. Serves as the pre-and/or post-award expert that will train and guide faculty and staff. Areas of responsibilities include but may not be limited to, managing college/school-level research administration, proposals, and awards.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty and staff and other applicable central offices

This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty, Researchers, and Staff

This position will supervise: Assigned Staff

Job Duty 1 - Lead research administration analysis and decisions including financial commitments and cost share decisions. Coordinate and develop research administration processes. Lead preparer and submitter for proposals. Works with faculty & sponsors to validate proposed budgets and expenditures
Job Duty 2 - Lead and train pre-and/or post-award staff. Responsible for managing workload and filling vacancies
Job Duty 3 - May oversee/lead post-award activities, such as re-budgets, no-cost extensions, award close-out, and provision of post-award guidance and reporting requirements (sponsor deliverables and/or internal reports), and training to finance and accounting staff
Job Duty 4 - Develop and conduct training on the proposal preparation and submission process
Job Duty 5 - Collaborate with faculty, sponsors, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations. Liaison with other applicable units and/or departments
Job Duty 6 - May assist with preparing space survey for F&A calculation
Job Duty 7 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job-related experience

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Preferred Experience
Experience working with federal sponsors, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy (NSF DOE), the Department of Defense (DOD), and other agencies regarding pre-award proposal submission and post-award management duties. Experience in compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), System Security Plan (SSP), and export control

• Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Occupational Therapy field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ten years of job-related experience.
• Experience working with Dept. of Education and other federal sponsors such as the Assistive Technology Act (ATA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation, and other agencies regarding pre-award proposal submission and post-award management duties.

Grade: A11

Proposed salary range: $83,659-113,777

SKILLS
RELATED SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

o Proficient with budgets, reading proposals, and training. Ability to read and understand the
importance of research-related compliance regulations. Ability to interact effectively with a diverse
group of faculty and staff.
o Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of pre- and post-award procedures and requirements.
Expert with accounting principles. Proficient with multidisciplinary and center proposals.
o Must be proficient with excel, grants.gov, cayuse, and research.gov. Must have excellent oral and
written communication skills, including robust writing skills. Must have strong organizational and
time management skills and ability to prioritize a high volume of work.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening