Sponsored Projects Officer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $70K - $72K

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ April 30th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

New York University is hiring a Sponsored Projects Officer. This role involves managing sponsored research grants, contracts, and start-up funds, advising principal investigators on fund management, budget planning, and ensuring compliance with grant terms. The officer will also support faculty with administrative tasks, event planning, and correspondence handling.

Highlights

Manage and monitor grant funds, contracts, and faculty start-up funds
Advise on budget planning and interpret grant contract terms
Provide administrative support to senior faculty
Plan and implement seminars and events
Require proficiency in database and spreadsheet software
Bachelor's degree required
2+ years of relevant experience needed
Annual salary range: $70,000 - $72,000
Experience in academic or research environments preferred
Familiarity with federally funded grants and contracts to universities

Sponsored Projects Officer Full Description

Position Summary:

Manage sponsored research grants, contracts, gifts, and faculty 'start-up' funds. Advise Principle Investigators on grant funds management and budget planning, interpret terms of grant contracts, monitor appropriate spending, analyze and revise budgets, and prepare grant reporting. Provide administrative support to senior faculty, including responding to correspondence and inquiries independent of faculty members' involvement and determining when to escalate matters to their attention; plan and implement seminars, colloquia, and other events.

Qualifications:

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience:
2+ years relevant experience with budget or grants management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience:
2+ years Experience in an academic or research environment.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, and communication skills. Knowledge of database and spreadsheet software.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of laws, principles, rules and policies relating to federally funded grants and contracts to universities. Additional Information:

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $70,000.00 to USD $72,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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