Sponsored Programs Support Center Specialist – Pre-Award

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🕒 April 24

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🔬 Science

Education • Engineering • Science

Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA is a leading institution in San Antonio for engineering and designed environment research and instruction. The college offers a variety of programs, including nine undergraduate majors, fifteen master's degrees, six doctoral degrees, and eight certificate programs. It features specialized departments and schools such as the School of Architecture & Planning, the Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering, and the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management, among others. With a strong emphasis on student success and professional development, Klesse College provides resources like student organizations, tutoring, and internships. It also boasts state-of-the-art facilities like Makerspaces that encourage collaboration and innovation. As part of the University of Texas at San Antonio, the college is committed to solving grand challenges and preparing future leaders for a global environment.

📋 Description

• The Sponsored Programs Support Center Specialist is responsible for the administrative components of routine pre-award administrative duties and serves as a resource to support faculty questions. • Under direct supervision, this role assists with grant lifecycle tasks, such as the preparation of research budget development and coordinates successful proposals. • This role provides high quality service, attention to detail, and excellent customer service.

🎯 Requirements

• Ability to work in a team environment, be flexible, and accountable, manage conflicting responsibilities, prioritize tasks, and consistently meet both internal and external deadlines. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with both faculty and administrative staff and ancillary units involved in sponsored program administration. • Capability to work with all types of sponsored programs including training, public service, and basic science and clinical research. • Attention to detail, problem-solving, and ability to prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities to meet deadlines. • Possesses critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. • EDUCATION: • - Bachelor's degree is required. • - Master's degree preferred. • EXPERIENCE: • - Zero (0) to four (4) years of research administration, grant proposal, and budgeting experience is required with Bachelor's degree. • - With high school diploma, four (4) years of experience must supplement education. • LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION: • - Certified Research Administrator (CRA) is preferred. • - Pre-Award (CPRA) certification is preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. • Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates. • Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist. • Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. • Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working. • FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses. • Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers. • Time Off - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options: • - Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire. • - Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken. • - Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment. • - Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year. • Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.