Grants Administrator

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $140K

💻 Other

🗓️ September 26th, 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 involves managing the daily operations of projects, grants, contracts, and restricted accounts related to research and sponsored programs, including providing guidance on proposal development, monitoring research proposals for compliance, analyzing fund balances, reconciling expenses to budgets, and preparing financial reports.

Highlights

Manage day-to-day operations of research projects, grants, contracts, and restricted accounts.
Guide faculty and staff on external grant proposal development and applications.
Review research proposals for compliance with university and agency policies.
Analyze fund balances to calculate burn rates and assist in progress reporting and award close-outs.
Reconcile expenses with budgets to avoid cost overruns according to sponsor and university guidelines.
Prepare and submit journal entries for salary, non-salary expenses, fringe corrections, and F&A distributions.
Collaborate with the Grants and Contracts Department to prepare and review financial reports and invoices.
Proficiency required in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related field with five years relevant experience in research and sponsored programs administration.
Salary range: $91,354 to $139,774, with a maximum budgeted salary of $91,354 and competitive compensation based on qualifications and experience.