Assistant Director

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $90K - $95K

💻 Other

🗓️ January 8th, 2026

IRB

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Assistant Director. The role involves supervising the Business Services Coordinator and performing Pre-Award duties in the Sponsored Programs Office for the School of Medicine. The Assistant Director manages daily operations, provides training and guidance to Grants Analysts, reviews and submits faculty proposals, ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, and serves as back-up to the Director while maintaining communication with faculty and sponsoring agencies.

Highlights

Supervise Business Services Coordinator and lead Pre-Award functions for the School of Medicine's Sponsored Programs Office.
Review and approve proposal budgets, budget justifications, and administrative information ensuring compliance with IACUC, IRB, federal regulations, sponsor guidelines, and university policies.
Manage electronic proposal submissions via grants.gov, Cayuse, and eRA Commons, including Just-in-Time materials and NIH progress and closeout reports.
Provide training and mentorship to Grants Analysts and assist in developing departmental procedures and strategic planning.
Act as delegated signature authority on behalf of the Vice Chancellor for Research and serve as backup to the Sponsored Programs Office Director.
Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree with 2-4 years experience or a Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Preferred candidates have prior research administration experience, especially with pre-award grant responsibilities, and certification as a Certified Research Administrator (CRA).
Salary range is $90,000 to $95,000 annually for a full-time, permanent position.
Position requires working collaboratively with the School of Medicine faculty, campus departments, and sponsoring agency representatives.
Department mission focuses on improving health through patient care, education, and research within a research-intensive academic environment.