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Provost URA: Opt-In Post-Award Services
About the Department
University Research Administration has the responsibility to review and
provide institutional endorsement for all proposals to federal and other
external sponsors (excluding gifts), assuring compliance with University
policies and sponsor terms and conditions. URA is the institutional
authority for the negotiation and acceptance of financial support or
other contractually-binding obligations in the form of a contract,
grant, or agreement, including material transfer agreements and clinical
trials.
Job Summary
URA Sponsored Development Services (SDS) is a team of dedicated
Sponsored Development Managers and Specialists who provide pre-award
support for opt-in partners across campus at The University of Chicago.
These services include support for proposal development, pre-proposals,
or Letters of Intent (LOIs), Just-In-Time (JIT) requests and assistance
navigating sponsor policies and interpreting guidelines.
URA Sponsored Program Services (SPS) is a team of dedicated Sponsored
Program Managers and Specialists who provide post-award support for
opt-in partners funded research portfolios across campus at The
University of Chicago. These services include support for post-award
administrative and financial matters associated with a sponsored
research portfolio, and assistance navigating sponsor policies and
interpreting guidelines so that the faculty member may focus on the
technical and academic content of their research.
URA Sponsored Program Services (SPS) provides post-award support of
faculty members funded research portfolio. The support includes a
dedicated URA Sponsored Programs Specialist assigned to work with each
faculty member on all post award needs. The support is designed to
handle administrative and financial matters associated with a faculty
member\'s research portfolio so that the faculty member may focus on the
technical and academic content. Portfolio volume and complexity are
reviewed at least annually to ensure reasonable assignments within the
URA SPS post-award team.
The job uses best practices and knowledge of sponsored activities to
support the functional post-award areas of URA focused on research,
training, and other sponsored activities at the University, building
upon knowledge of the University, processes, and customers; assists in
the development of research compliance education programs.
The Sponsored Program Specialist is responsible for all duties of a
departmental post-award grant specialist including identifying and
re-mediating deviations from established account management
expectations. This position is responsible for the oversight of
day-to-day sponsored program activities for an assigned portfolio of
faculty researchers; this will primarily involve financial management of
a faculty member\'s sponsored research funding. The Sponsored Program
Specialist is expected to have the ability to work with minimal
supervision and interact with faculty and administrators from different
institutions and outside entities to make independent decisions. This
position also requires the ability to analyze, interpret and implement
financial data, sponsor guidelines, and University policies and
procedures.
Responsibilities
Works directly with PIs or their delegates to facilitate management of
grant activities. Management includes expenditure and budget reviews,
audit of invoices and billings, monitoring accounts and preparing
financial reports and projections for grants and other sponsored
agreements.
Notifies PIs of availability of funds while assisting and advising
faculty in financial and project activities by implementing fiscal
reporting process. Meets established account management expectations,
identify deviations and resolve problems.
Prepares monthly, quarterly and/or yearly reports as necessary.
Interact with participants, external entities, sponsors, faculty, and
other University of Chicago offices including departmental staff and
central research administration staff to gather relevant information for
the operation management of the sponsored project portfolio.
Assists in training personnel who report to the PI on research
administration operational policies and procedures.
Works with pre-award staff to follow projects from the pre-award stage
to the post-award stage.
Assists with answering key operational questions on behalf of the PI.
Participates in multi-disciplinary projects related to goals of
Post-Award Services in a very dynamic environment.
Makes decisions independently with minimal supervision.
Coordinates with faculty by organizing risk analysis sessions and
conduct statistical analysis of data.
Tracks project timelines, ensure follow-up, and provide timely reports
to PIs and sponsors with proactive support of award management.
Work with faculty and administration from multiple universities,
organize projects and execute them independently. Work with faculty to
develop plan for account management. Assist with tech
