Research Administration

Career Path Tree

Employees are responsible for providing administrative support and direction to research units. Tasks include administering awards, grants and contracts; ensuring compliance and providing oversight; developing and preserving intellectual property rights and administering programs.


All Functions

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for providing administrative support and direction to research units. Tasks include administering awards, grants and contracts; ensuring compliance and providing oversight; developing and preserving intellectual property rights; and administering programs.

    N/A - (E4)
Vice Provost, Research (E3)
Associate Vice President, Research (E2)
N/A - (IC5) N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4) N/A - (M4)
N/A - (IC3) N/A - (M3)
N/A - (IC2) N/A - (M2)
N/A - (IC1) N/A - (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
N/A - (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)
Grants/Contracts Accounting

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for post-award accounting of grants and contracts. Key responsibilities include providing policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments and assisting in preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies. Employees handle invoicing, financial analysis and financial reporting to funding agencies (internal and external), and award close-out functions. Tasks include performing audits to ensure compliance with appropriate agency guidelines and regulations.

    N/A - (E4)
Vice Provost, Research (E3)
Associate Vice President, Research (E2)
N/A - (IC5) N/A - (E1)
Grants/Contracts Accountant III - (IC4) Director, Grants/Contracts Accounting - (M4)
Grants/Contracts Accountant II - (IC3) Associate Director, Grants/Contracts Accounting - (M3)
Grants/Contracts Accountant I - (IC2) Manager, Grants/Contracts Accounting - (M2)
Grants/Contracts Accounting Associate - (IC1) N/A - (M1)
  Grants/Contracts Accounting Coordinator - (SS3)  
N/A - (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)
Research Compliance

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for providing oversight for activities related to research on human and animal subjects. Key responsibilities include preventing and investigating conflict of interest cases. Employees review research protocols for use in specific fields, write and review new protocols, and ensure compliance with federal, state and university mandated laws, regulations and policies.

    N/A - (E4)
N/A - (E3)
Top Research Compliance Officer (E2)
N/A - (IC5) Executive Director, Research Integrity and Compliance (E1)
Research Compliance Specialist II (IC4) N/A - (M4)
N/A - (IC3) Director, Research Compliance (M3)
Research Compliance Specialist I (IC2) Manager, Research Compliance (M2)
Research Compliance Associate (IC1) N/A - (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
N/A - (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)
Research Enhancement

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for enhancing and supporting institutional strategic research goals. Tasks include providing services to apply for federally-sponsored research funding, delivering consultative and scientific editing services, facilitating professional development workshops and seminars, and promoting collaboration across large, complex and multi-disciplinary proposals. Additional duties may also include identifying funding sources and developing funding plans. 

    N/A - (E4)
N/A - (E3)
N/A - (E2)
N/A - (IC5) N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4) N/A - (M4)
Research Enhancement Specialist (IC3) N/A - (M3)
Research Enhancement Associate (IC2) N/A - (M2)
N/A - (IC1) N/A - (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
N/A - (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)
Research Program Administration

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for supporting and managing the administrative aspects of research programs and/or projects at the university within a school. This may include advanced support for finance and award, including subcontractor management, document management, proposals and grant writing support, presentations, budgeting, expense management, and other general research administration duties. This is not an administrative support subfamily.

    N/A - (E4)
N/A - (E3)
N/A - (E2)
N/A - (IC5) N/A - (E1)
Research Program Specialist (IC4) Director, Research Programs (M4)
Research Program Manager (IC3) N/A - (M3)
Research Program Associate (IC2) Manager, Research Programs (M2)
School Research Administrator (IC1) Supervisor, Research Programs (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
Research Program Assistant (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)
Sponsored Projects

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for managing sponsored projects from initial concept through award management. These positions are the signature authority binding the university, and directing the authorization and transmittal of all proposals to federal, state, and private funding agencies. Key responsibilities include development, negotiations, award set-up, award management, and reporting directly to the sponsor. Additional duties include protecting the university through assurance that proposals and awards are compliant with federal, state, agency, and university policies of grants and contracts, and managing the review of grant and contract award terms and conditions. These positions are within the central division of the Office of the Vice President for Research and work closely with peers within the schools.

    N/A - (E4)
N/A - (E3)
N/A - (E2)
N/A - (IC5) Top Sponsored Projects Officer (E1)
Sponsored Projects Officer (IC4) N/A - (M4)
Sponsored Projects Analyst (IC3) Associate Director, Sponsored Projects (M3)
Sponsored Projects Administrator (IC2) Assistant Director, Sponsored Projects (M2)
Sponsored Projects Associate (IC1) Manager, Sponsored Projects (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
Sponsored Projects Coordinator (SS2)
Sponsored Projects Assistant (SS1)
Technology Transfer

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for preserving the intellectual property rights of the owners of any of the intangible assets or technologies developed at the university.

    N/A - (E4)
N/A - (E3)
N/A - (E2)
N/A - (IC5) Top Technology Transfer Officer (E1)
Licensing Associate II (IC4) N/A - (M4)
Licensing Associate I (IC3) N/A - (M3)
N/A - (IC2) N/A - (M2)
N/A - (IC1) N/A - (M1)
  N/A - (SS3)  
N/A - (SS2)
N/A - (SS1)