Grants Administrator

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $91K - $140K

💻 Other

🗓️ September 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Grants Administrator for the Public Health Research Institute within New Jersey Medical School. The role manages daily operations of projects, grants, contracts, and restricted accounts related to research and sponsored programs. The position provides guidance on proposal development, monitors compliance of research proposals, analyzes fund balances for reporting, reconciles expenses to budgets, and assists in preparing financial journal entries and reports.

Highlights

Manage day-to-day operations of all projects, grants, contracts, and restricted accounts related to research and sponsored programs.
Provide guidance to faculty, administrators, and staff on proposal development and grant applications with Federal, State, Corporate, and other funding agencies.
Monitor and review research proposals to ensure compliance with University and agency policies.
Analyze fund balances to calculate burn rates for progress reporting, carry-over requests, and award close-outs.
Assist with reconciling expenses to budgets to prevent cost overruns according to sponsor and university guidelines.
Prepare and submit journal entries for salary and non-salary expenses, fringe corrections/accruals, and F&A distributions.
Collaborate with the Grants and Contracts Department on financial reports or invoices.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related field plus five years of related experience in research and sponsored programs administration.
Salary range: $91,354 to $139,774 with a midpoint of $115,564; offers depend on qualifications and experience.