Research Administrator Iii

Position Title:

Research Administrator III

Job Group:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Pre- or post-award grant management experience.
Experience negotiating supplier contracts and enacting procurement policies and procedures.
Experience that demonstrates fund/grant accounting principles and practices.
Knowledge of ISU policies and regulations.
Supervisory experience.

Job Description:

The Digital Agriculture Innovation Lab within the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University is accepting applications for Research Administrator III. The ISU Digital Agriculture Innovation Lab (www.isudigitalag.org) consists of professional staff and graduate students who work closely with agricultural industry partners to develop innovative technology solutions for agriculture. The team has a strong innovation record with over 30 patents and licensed technologies.

Responsibilities include:

• Development, submission, campus unit interfacing, and billing of approximately 35 new externally funded grants per year.

• Lead monthly budget meetings with Project Managers to review activities, discuss budget status, and assess or modify spending and execution plans required to meeting project deliverables.

• Lead post-award project and financial administration through the preparation of financial reports, monitoring budgets, establishing fiscal controls, and reporting financial data and information.

• Contribute to drafting financial projections and future budgeting models.

• Responsible for logistical execution of scheduling, space, and budgeting for team-sponsored events.

• Point of contact for industry sponsors and campus partners for Digital Ag.

• Provides approvals on invoices, supplier contracts, and costing assignments

• Consultation and expertise in areas of policy compliant, procedure, and programming of team purchasing, travel, and administrative support.

• May assist with employment business needs such as hiring of students, preparing initial onboarding schedules, and timekeeping.

• Promote internal customer satisfaction.

• Manage a local team of administrative support staff
  

This work will be completed in a highly collaborative team environment. The successful candidate:

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently.

• Manages and completes projects within a specified timeline.

• Communicates effectively and provides technical leadership

• Ensures a safe working environment
  

This position provides strong work diversity in a welcoming environment. Candidates who are detail-oriented, organized, and value being on a strong team are encouraged to apply. All staff members are expected to interact collegially and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and ethics. The Digital Agriculture Innovations Team offers multiple opportunities for career growth and technical development for its employees. This is a three-year term position, with expectation for renewal based on availability of funding.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

Appointment Type:

Regular with Term Appointment (Fixed Term)

Proposed End Date or Length of Term:

April 21, 2027

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

PS810

Application Instructions:

Original Posting Date:

March 22, 2024

Posting Close Date:

April 4, 2024

Job Requisition Number:

R14285