Senior Grants And Contracts Administrator at University of Chicago biomedical enterprise

Department Psd Local Business Center

Astro Plus About the Department The Physical Sciences Division (PSD) has a rich history of advancing and defining new fields of discovery in the physical sciences and mathematics, and this tradition of innovation continues today. Our inquiry and impact spans from the edge of the observable universe to human-computer interaction, from biophysical materials science to the geologic record of seawater composition, from gravitational waves to geometric flows, and beyond. The Physical Sciences Division Local Business Center (PSD-LBC) provides grants and finance management support to faculty, researchers, and administrators for many of the organizations (departments, research centers, and institutes) within the Physical Sciences Division.

Our goal is to provide high levels of service in order to advance the PSD’s mission in research and education. Job Summary The Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator works independently to administer pre-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals/funding within a department or unit. Serves as a subject matter expert and provides mentoring and training for less experienced grant coordinators and administrators.

Responsibilities Working with Principal Investigators, faculty and academics, manages all aspects of their portfolios regarding Pre-Award administration, which includes proposal preparation, proposal budgeting, routing applications through AURA the University system of record for all grant/contract proposals and awards. Works with University Research Administration (URA) to ensure awards have been accepted/negotiated and set up in our financial system. Manages all aspects of Post-Award administration for portfolios, which includes account reconciliation, expenditure forecasting, and meeting with faculty to discuss account expenses.

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