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Department: MED-Neurology
Salary/Grade: NEX/11
Job Summary:
Target hiring range for this position will be between $21.73 to $24.14 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Completes clerical and administrative tasks in support of unit's sponsored programs and research mission.This may include coordinating pre-award &/or post-award processes; completing internal or external forms for any/all portions (including budget) of a proposal or award; collecting, distributing &/or archiving proposal and award related documents; using spreadsheets to calculate budgets and track data &/or data analysis.
Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines & specific instructions only for new, difficult, &/or unusual work.Work is reviewed upon completion & only occasionally to verify technical accuracy & compliance with practice, policy, & procedures.EE informs supervisor of on-going progress &/or potentially controversial matters.
EE uses an advanced knowledge of skills, methods & practices & some innovation, analysis, & reasoning to choose appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies & procedures to complete work that includessuccessive steps & involves some non-routine problems &/or decisions.
As time and budget allows:
New-"Brown Bag"-Interested in becoming an RA?
Need more "How To:" sessions such as:
Fill out internal & external paperwork
Create & review budget
Review sponsor guidelines
Read a solicitation
Five University Business Processes classes (HR700, HR705, HR715, HR725, HR740)
Specific Responsibilities:
Complexity
Typically assists with research projects such as:
Single Principal Investigator (PI) basic proposals, grants &/or contracts
Components of multi-PI or multi-unit proposals, grants &/or contracts
NIH RO1-approximately $250K/yr. over 5 yrs.
NIH R21-approximately $150K/yr. over 2 yrs.
Foundation grants
NSF grants
Pre-Award
Completes pre-award administration of grant &/or contract activities.
Prepares proposals.
Obtains approvals.
Develops straightforward budgets using spreadsheets.
Updates bio sketches.
Formats & uploads files to electronic platforms.
Collects &/or distributes information both internally &/or externally to/from faculty, staff, students, etc.
Tracks proposal due dates and follows up/coordinates proposal routing as needed.
Post-Award
Completes routine post-award administration of grant &/or contract activities.
Processes purchase orders & cost transfers.
Reconciles budget statements.
Tracks expenses via spreadsheets.
Monitors project balances and end dates.
Coordinates core resource account set-up and maintenance.
Provides data needed for the preparation of interim and final financial and technical progress reports.
Processes account close-out activities.
Financial
Completes day-to-day financial transactional activities for grants &/or contracts (obtaining approvals as necessary).
Completes day-to-day financial transactional activities for department (obtaining approvals as necessary).
Updates spreadsheets.
Processes travel reimbursements.
Assigns P-card expenses.
Transfers expenses.
Purchases lab &/or office equipment &/or supplies, etc.
Monitors sponsored and non-sponsored budgets.
Ensures timely payment of invoices.
Reconciles accounts.
Provides financial data, analysis &/or reports for inclusion within grant, contract &/or department budget.
Human Resources
Processes paperwork associated with hiring & termination of employees.
Compliance
Tracks, update, process, and submit required forms &/or reports related to compliance.
Learns about compliance related issues & activities.
Miscellaneous
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
Organization, time management, detail oriented
Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
