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This posting is for future openings at Tufts University in central Pre- and Post-Award Research
Administration, as well as for locally positioned Research Administration at the schools and centers. You can learn more about Tufts’
research administration enterprise here. Candidates
will be considered for openings during the course of 12 months from the date of submission of an application. Should there be a fit for an
open position, candidates will be contacted to confirm their continued interest.
Candidates who submit their resumes in response
to this posting will be considered for the following job titles, depending on their professional experience and qualifications:
- Research Administration Coordinator
- Research Administrator I
- Research Administrator II
- Senior Research
Administrator - Post-Award Financial Specialist
- Senior Post-Award Financial Specialist
- Lead Post-Award Financial
Specialist
Qualifications
Pre-Award:
Responsibilities of the central
Pre-Award staff span pre-award and non-fiscal post-award administration of awards, including proposal review, approval, and submission,
award negotiation and acceptance, issuing subawards and amendments, Just-in-Time (JIT), no cost extensions, prior approvals, and
facilitating compliance with federal, state, and agency regulations and internal policies that surround sponsored funding.
Post-Award:
Responsibilities of the central Post-Award staff include financial oversight of all sponsored
award activities from set up to closeout, creating award accounts, invoicing sponsors per the terms of the agreements, following up on
outstanding payments, initiating letter of credit draws, preparing and submitting financial reports, ensuring timely closeout of sponsored
accounts, providing federal costing compliance oversight, assessing financial transactions risk, and approving/auditing high risk
expenditures.
Locally positioned Research Administration:
Local Research Administrators (LRAs)
provide pre-and post-award support to investigators who engage in sponsored activities related to research, teaching, and service. They are
located at the schools and centers to provide hands-on active day-to-day support, including facilitation of investigator engagement with all
research support offices, acting as point of contact with Central Administration in pre- and post-award matters, managing proposal
preparation, partnering with the Budget Center in preparation of the funding forecasts and plans to spend, assisting the PI in fiscal
management of their research portfolio (hard and soft money), promoting compliance with sponsor and Tufts policies.
Special Work Schedule Requirements:
Travel between Tufts’ three campuses may be required.
Flexible
Work Arrangements including modified work hours and/or telecommuting will be considered, depending on the position level of the offer and
needs of the department. Flexible work arrangements of Tufts employees are subject to review at a minimum every six months.
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston
Job: Research
Organization: Office of the Vice Provost
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Tufts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.
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