University of Houston · 1 month ago
Research Administrator (1, 2, 3) Pre-Award
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$49K/yr - $74K/yr
1+ years expThe University of Houston is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Administrator to support the preparation, review, and submission of grant and contract proposals. The ideal candidate will assist faculty with budget development, ensure proposals meet requirements, and coordinate internal approvals while leading the research administration team for assigned college units.
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Responsibilities
Reviews and submits proposals to external funding sources; initiates the creation of cost centers according to awarded project terms and conditions and modifies cost centers according to revised award notices
Provides guidance and expertise to faculty, department administrators and university executives on a wide variety of grants and contracts issues
Responsible for customer problem review and resolution for research administration team
Develops and implements internal operating procedures for assigned team; coordinates the work activities of assigned team and provides work direction as needed
Maintains web-based proposal submission and research administration using electronic research administration systems
Negotiates the terms and conditions of grants and sub-recipient awards with potential sponsors and awardees and reviews contracts in conjunction with the Research Contracts Officer
Research sponsor's financial and administrative regulations applicable to funded projects
Evaluates expenditure reallocation documents according to federal, state and university guidelines for allowability, appropriateness and timeliness
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience
Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience
Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (107)
2024 (76)
2023 (80)
2022 (42)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
Recent News
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