Grant and Contract Administrator II (Center for Toxicology)

The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) in the Center for Toxicology at the College of Pharmacy invites qualified applicants to apply for the position of Grant and Contract Administrator II. This position will prepare, interpret and review the Centers program grants, specifically the grants for SWEHSC and the training grant for environmental toxicology in human disease. The position will manage the day-to-day activities of the center, provide assistance to all the core within SWEHSC, and ensures compliance with university policies and procedures with grants.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Gather and interpret data including financial, student information, publications, and grant funding. Create and present data for grant progress reports and grant applications to key stakeholders. Data will be gathered from a variety of sources, this may include researching websites, communicating with faculty or other departments, and running/analyzing financial reports.
• Prepares and reviews the competing and non-competing renewal process for the SWEHSC grant including compiling data, develop budget proposals, interpreting data, and providing findings to leadership and faculty members.
• Serve as contact with all trainees appointed to the T32 training grant.
• Interpret rules and regulations of granting agency to ensure budgets are prepared and managed in accordance with training grant rules and guidelines as well as University policies and procedures.
• Provide timely reports to granting agency regarding all current and past training grant appointments in accordance with specific training grant requirements.
• Oversee external awards to graduate students and Postdoctoral Research Associates funded by the department's training grant. Including calculating the tuition and stipend payments, uploading and reconciling the training grant spreadsheet and ensuring entries follow grant guidelines.
• Alert T32 trainees regarding upcoming deadlines for registration, updates to student employment, etc., and liaises with graduate program leadership about deadlines and internal funding sources.
• Act as liaison between SWEHSC members, internal advisory board, external advisory board, and NIH staff.
• Serve as committee member on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) grant administrators' group.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Excel skills (including graphs, charts, and pivot tables).

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.