Director of Research Administration - College of Public Health and Social Work– 533035

Overview

Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity and recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university withcolleges and schools that offers 196 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios.FIU’s Medina Aquarius Program houses the Aquarius Reef Base, a unique underwater research facility in the Florida Keys. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums:Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, theWolfsonian-FIU, and theJewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member ofConference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visithttp://www.fiu.edu/.

Director of Research Administration - College of Public Health and Social Work– 533035

Job Summary:

• Serves as the college liaison with FIU's Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED). Provides financial oversight for the college's research funds.
• Supervises procurement for labs and other projects in the college, including renewals of yearly equipment service contract and equipment repair requests.
• Develop and communicates college research business procedures and recommends policies and procedures pertaining to the research unit.
• Provides oversight for compliance with college and university policies and procedures, including time and effort reporting on sponsored activities and academic faculty assignments. Provide and lead the analysis of principal investigators and key personnel effort on sponsored awards to ensure compliance with sponsored projects, academic faculty assignments, payroll, and effort reporting through the life of the grant.
• Provides guidance and expertise on research policies, procedures, administrative coordination, and regulations as it relates to sponsored activities.
• Oversees and monitors the college's grant and research activity: - Prepare monthly financial reports for the Dean (monthly) and Chairs/Directors including AY proposals and awards, success rate, and YTD comparisons. Develops reports for the college and university leadership on indicators related to the college's research portfolio to track research funding, research productivity, and expenditures.
• Provides oversight of College Facilities & Administrative (F&A) account and the College-wide Research Salary Savings account. - Leads the coordination of effort for PI F&A and RSS which includes calculation, and timely disbursement of funds. Ensures that all phases of distribution set forth by ORED are completed. Maintains records of expenditures on F&A account, generate and provide monthly activity reports.
• Monitors expenditures, budget transfers (as required), budget exception management, no-cost extensions, and budget revisions, and close out activities. Set up and execution of subcontracts and other research related agreements (MOU's, MTA's, etc.,) Assist PI's as needed in forecasting expenditures in relation to budget. Ensures full and adequate utilization of grant funds. Oversees the college's grants transfers. Interprets Federal, State, local and University policies to ensure compliance. Works with leadership team in developing and implementing internal systems to improve and streamline research administration processes.
• Works with ORED and Asset management office regarding space and equipment inventory. Analyzes the research space allocation which include formula implementation and cost allocation. Serves as the point of contact for the office of asset management to monitor and track the college's research equipment.
• Serve as the effort coordinator for the college.
• Alert faculty to opportunities regarding research funding.
• Coordinates all efforts to establish the first PET/Cyclotron center at FIU by developing proposals to secure funds allocated through State appropriations and working with ORED's leadership, project managers, architects, and consultants for site planning and building facility.
• Provide direction for preparation of cost-matching. Works with Finance to ensure that all cost sharing is documented and reported accordingly.
• Reviews and approves course buy out requests using research funds.
• Works with the college's office of Academic Affairs to develop and establish procedures and monitors course buy out requests.
• Conducts weekly research staff meetings, and quarterly research/finance/HR meetings to ensure teams are informed of all processes, and business that have an impact on research activities.
• Works with the Director of Finance at the college in the yearly planning and forecasting of research effort as it pertains to the use of E&G funds.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and supervision to assigned staff and administrative personnel.
• Assist when needed in the negotiation, acquisition and purchasing of major equipment for the College.
• Oversees and reviews Stempel's research rankings established by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research and liaise with ORED's leadership to ensure that PI's sponsored project credits are allocated properly.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years of relevant experience or a Master's degree and six (6) years of relevant experience.

Desired Qualifications:

Extensive experience in post and pre award processes.

Salary: $110,000 - $120,000

Work Schedule:

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

For further information or to apply, please visit careers.fiu.edu and reference Job Opening ID #533035

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Expanded Criminal Background Check

Florida Statute 1010.35 - Screening Foreign Researchers

Pursuant to Florida law, any citizen of a foreign county who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of employment or training in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria is subject to additional screening. Applicants meeting those criteria will be required to provide the following information in the application: every institution of higher education attended; all previous employment since the applicant’s 18th birthday; list of all published material, current and pending research funding from any source, including details about the research, your role, funding source, and amount; list and description of any non-university professional activities; any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign country; a complete copy of your passport; the most recently submitted DS-160 (Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application).

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