Recruitment/Posting Title Research Contract / Grant Specialist Job Category URA-AFT Administrative Department Research & Sponsored Programs Overview The Office for Research’s mission is to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all Rutgers faculty. The Office accomplishes its mission by convening with academic and research leaders, providing integrated, user-focused resources, services, and tools, and partnering with faculty.
As part of OfR, the Research Contract / Grant Specialist (GS) provides essential services to faculty and staff to ensure external support for their research, training and public service programs. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Contract / Grant Specialist for the Office for Research. Under the broad direction of the Contract Manager of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP), consults, advises and reviews all business / administrative / budgetary aspects of a proposal for completeness, accuracy and compliance with the Sponsor’s regulatory requirements and specifications as well as with internal Rutgers policies and procedures. The GS is also authorized to submit proposals to all federal, state, local government, non -profit and for-profit sponsors via RAPSS, via the designated Sponsor’s electronic portal, or via any other route identified by the Sponsor.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: The GS functions as the liaison between the Principal Investigator (PI) / Department support staff and the Sponsor for any additional clarifications, provision of documentation and response to questions issued by the Sponsor prior to the issuance of the award agreement. The GS is in close and continuous communication with the PI and his/her administrative support team to handle all post award non-financial aspects of sponsored awards, including but not limited to post award requests for prior Sponsor approvals (when needed), review of award modifications, submission of technical reports (when requested by the Sponsor), and budget revisions and reallocations. The GS reviews, negotiates and processes awards and is responsible for the Funding proposals and Awards modules of the Rutgers Research Administration and Proposal Submission System (RAPSS), as well as for the accuracy and integrity of the information entered, as RAPSS functions is the Rutgers database for research non-financial research administration. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 06 Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 75382.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 93917.00 Annual Maximum Salary 112452.00 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description URA-AFT Administrative Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP