Senior Project Administrator

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $78K - $115K

💻 Administrator

🗓️ January 12th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Project Administrator for the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at the Camden campus. The role involves leading and managing complex research and evaluation projects focused on community issues in Southern New Jersey, serving as Principal Investigator on multiple grants, overseeing research teams, and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders while ensuring compliance with institutional and federal guidelines.

Highlights

Lead the development, coordination, and management of community-focused research and evaluation projects.
Serve as Principal Investigator on large and small contracts and grants in areas such as opioids/substance use, food insecurity, and education.
Manage research teams through all project phases including proposal drafting, design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination.
Maintain relationships with research partners and funders including foundations, state and local agencies, and community organizations.
Communicate research findings effectively to diverse audiences via presentations, panels, webinars, and reports.
Require skills in social science research methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, plus project management and public engagement.
Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree and experience with community-focused research across social issues in Southern New Jersey.
Experience with software and tools such as SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, Python, NVivo, ArcGIS, Tableau, Qualtrics, Microsoft Office, Zoom, SharePoint, and others.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience; valid driver's license and reliable transportation required for fieldwork.
Compensation range approximately $77,919 to $114,989 depending on qualifications and experience; position is grant-funded and subject to funding availability.