Senior Project Administrator

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $78K - $115K

💻 Administrator

🗓️ November 17th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Project Administrator at the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) on the Camden Campus. The role entails leading and managing complex community-focused research and evaluation projects across Southern New Jersey, serving as Principal Investigator or project coordinator, overseeing all phases from proposal development to dissemination, and managing relationships with research partners and funders.

Highlights

Lead mixed-methods community-focused research and evaluation projects in areas like opioids/substance use, food insecurity, and education.
Serve as Principal Investigator on large contracts and grants and coordinate additional projects.
Manage research design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of findings.
Maintain compliance with Rutgers University and Federal research guidelines.
Communicate research results through presentations, panels, webinars, and written reports to diverse audiences including community members and policymakers.
Mentor and supervise student research assistants and collaborate with multidisciplinary faculty teams.
Required technical skills include proficiency with statistical software (SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, Python), qualitative tools (NVivo), GIS/mapping tools (ArcGIS, QGIS), and various university administrative systems.
Must have a bachelor's degree with five years of relevant experience; advanced degree and experience with economic impact studies preferred.
Starting salary range from approximately $77,919 to $114,989, with salary commensurate to qualifications and experience.
Requires valid driver's license and reliable transportation for fieldwork within the region; position involves office, remote, and field-based work.