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Asustaff

Senior Research Advancement Administrator

Campus: Tempe · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$66k-$80kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role

  • Job Profile: Research Administration Specialist 3 Job Family: Research Administration Time Type: Full time Max Pay - Depends on experience: $80,000.00 USD Annual Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
  • Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation prepares over 8,000 educators annually.
  • MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.

Responsibilities

  • The role assists with sponsor requirements, eligibility guidance, budget forms, internal routing, cost-sharing documentation, compliance review, and coordination with the Office of Research and Sponsored Project Administration (ORSPA) and other university partners.
  • The position supports proposals and related award actions for a wide range of federal, state, foundation, nonprofit, and private sponsors, including revised budgets, scopes of work, certifications, and sponsor requests.
  • The role also serves as a resource to faculty by developing templates, timelines, checklists, presentations, and other tools that improve proposal preparation and sponsored project understanding.
  • This position requires strong communication, judgment, organization, problem-solving, teamwork, and the ability to manage urgent or competing requests while maintaining effective working relationships.
  • Perform funding searches to help identify potential funding opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field
  • Experience supporting proposal development, grant submissions, sponsored project administration, or research advancement services in a university, nonprofit, government, or related setting.
  • Strong working knowledge of proposal development requirements, sponsor guidelines, internal routing processes, and grants and contracts administration.
  • Strong familiarity with federal submission systems and OMB requirements, including working knowledge of Grants.gov, Research.gov, and other sponsor portals.
  • Experience with foundation, nonprofit, or philanthropic sponsors, including the ability to learn sponsor specific requirements and submission portals.
  • Knowledge of ASU financial, proposal, and research management tools, or experience using comparable university systems.
  • Ability to navigate complex environments with evolving priorities, communication plans, deadlines, and stakeholder needs.
  • Ability to provide guidance to new staff on department policy, practice, workflows, and procedures, including serving as a mentor when assigned.
  • Knowledge of applicable policies, procedures, and regulations governing grants and contracts.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, database systems, and information sharing tools.
  • Experience working with federal sponsors such as the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Education, or the ability to apply prior federal proposal experience to similar sponsors.
  • Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to take initiative, set priorities, remain flexible, and escalate urgent or conflicting requests when needed.
  • Ability to develop schedules, action plans, proposal timelines, and tracking tools to meet project or team goals.
  • Strong ability to understand user needs, requirements, and requests in order to identify priorities and support timely proposal development.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain requirements clearly and maintain effective professional working relationships.
  • Ability to prepare detailed proposal documents, forms, budget materials, reports, and related submission materials.

Compensation

  • $66,200 - $80,000 per year

Benefits

  • Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access.
  • This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves.
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Equal opportunity

  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • The role assists with sponsor requirements, eligibility guidance, budget forms, internal routing, cost-sharing documentation, compliance review, and coordination with the Office of Research and Sponsored Proje
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