Job Description

Job Summary:
The School of Nursing (SoN) seeks a talented and experienced research administrator to work in our Nursing Research and Sponsored Programs office (NRSP). As a member of our six-person team, this individual will work with SoN researchers to manage the full lifecycle of grants. You can expect to work on a compassionate, collaborative, and supportive team that values you as an individual and provides you with opportunities to grow and develop. We are seeking candidates who are strongly committed to fostering a positive, productive, and inclusive environment for our diverse stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be an organized, detail-oriented person who enjoys working on challenging, time-sensitive projects in a team-based setting. This position interacts with many different units and customers and assists in identifying and implementing quality improvements. The position allows for hybrid work, with a maximum of two days per week or up to 40% of a full-time schedule.

Responsibilities:
Manages research administration activities from proposal preparation through closeout on behalf of a unit. Reviews and approves proposal submissions, contract negotiations, project setups, compliance, and/or financial reporting. Develops and oversees implementation of operations and strategic planning to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements within a school/college/division/unit. May manage a programmatic unit and/or personnel.
20% Executes research administration operational policies and procedures including financial, administrative, staffing, and compliance on behalf of a unit
15% Reviews and approves programmatic transactions spanning the life-cycle of sponsored projects to ensure compliance with institutional and/or sponsor policies and procedures
10% Serves as a key resource to leadership and staff in the unit as well as a liaison to partners and stakeholders
35% Executes activities related to proposal submission, contract negotiation, and/or award setup on behalf of a unit
10% Executes activities related to financial compliance, audit, or reporting on behalf of a unit
5% Provides training to faculty, staff, and/or administrators within the unit regarding policy, procedure, and/or execution of sponsored project administration
5% May have authority to submit proposals, agreements, or invoices to a sponsor on behalf of the principal investigator or project director
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.