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Research Advancement Administrator Senior

Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZFull-time

This position joins the Pre-Award team within ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and oversees sophisticated proposal submissions, including collaborative, multi-institution, and cost-sharing opportunities. The administrator develops budgets, coordinates subrecipients, interprets sponsor rules, prepares required documentation, and handles follow-up requests after submission. The role also serves as a senior advisor to faculty and staff, helps resolve unusual sponsor issues, and contributes to improving research administration processes. In addition, the successful candidate trains and guides other Research Advancement Administrators while promoting consistent, service-focused practices. It suits an experienced research administration professional who is organized, independent, skilled at problem-solving, and comfortable working across academic and administrative teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience, or equivalent combinationExperience managing complex, multi-investigator or multi-institution proposalsKnowledge of research compliance policies and sponsor requirementsAbility to develop budgets, justifications, and cost-sharing documentationStrong organization, critical thinking, time management, and customer service skillsExperience training staff and using systems such as Workday, Grants.gov, or Research.gov
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Tempe public university with AI degrees, the MacroTechnology Works chip research hub, robotics programs and autonomous vehicle research.

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