Research Administrator III

Post Date

Jun 27, 2024

Location

Gainesville,
Florida

ZIP/Postal Code

32606
US
Sep 25, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Administrative Assistant

Req #

JAX-715158

Pay Rate

$65k - $75k (estimate)

Job Description

This person is expected to provide comprehensive research administration to a portfolio of faculty/principal investigators (PIs) in various units to ensure the overall effective coordination of research administration services, systems, policies, processes and compliance. Major duties include proposal development, review and submission and management of other research related agreements, award management including effort, expenditures, modifications, and closeouts, in addition to regularly communicating with the projects' stakeholders.

Post Award Management
* Reviews grant and contract award terms and conditions while using and interpreting award documents to determine the budget, restrictions, and other pertinent information and communicating that information to pertinent key personnel.
* Completes award setup and budget reconciliation and sets up projection and tracking tools necessary for award management.
* Provides comprehensive award management and monitoring of post award activities including payroll distributions, commitments, cost share, Effort, FARs, budget transfers, budget modifications, incremental and supplemental budget requests, subaward monitoring, no cost extensions, and cost transfers.
* Manages payroll distributions and effort for the assigned PIs and all employees paid on sponsored programs funding.
* The pay range for this position ranges from $65,000 to $75,000 based on experience

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Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of RA experience
Higher Education Experience
USDA/ Agriculture Experience
Post Award Experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Familiarity with PeopleSoft, UFIRST, and other UF systems
Training experience
Knowledge of 2CFR 200

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.