Colleagues,
We will begin reviewing applications for this position soon, so don’t delay!
Interested applicants should proceed to
https://usm.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=1368&site=1.
Marcia Landen
Associate Vice President for Research
The University of Southern Mississippi
601.266.4123
The staff of the Office of Research Administration and I are working mostly remotely. All primary services continue.
The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a motivated individual to join our central Office of Research Administration team as
Assistant Director, Proposal and Award Management. Details about the position, Southern Miss, and the City of Hattiesburg follow.
Job Summary
Supervises proposal submission and approval process in accordance with applicable guidelines and regulations to secure external funding for USM. Leads contract negotiations for complex contracts and serves as point of contact with projects involving the USM
Research Foundation. Assists with staff, departmental, and faculty training. Resolves problems and concerns in areas related to external funding, and clearly communicates policies, procedures, and regulations. Assists Director by assuming additional duties
and managing special projects as required.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
1. Supervises Contracts and Grants Coordinators and Contracts and Grants Administrators in preparation and submission of proposals for external funding, including budgeting, forms preparation and review. Assures internal review and approval of proposals prior
to submission to sponsor. Monitors staff workload and recommends adjustments to the Director as necessary. Ensures compliance with university, federal, and sponsor guidelines and regulations, including but not limited to sponsor deadlines. Takes the lead in
submission of unusually complex proposals. Serves as an Authorized Organizational Representative to approve proposal submissions on behalf of the University.
2. Supervises award acceptance of external funding. Takes the lead in negotiating complex contracts. Coordinates with legal counsel, Office of Technology Development, and others as necessary. Serves as point of contact with projects involving the USM Research
Foundation.
3. Stays abreast of new issues emerging within research administration (i.e., OMB Circulars, FAR clauses, sponsor specific terms and conditions) and provides training for faculty
and staff.
4. Assumes additional duties and special projects (examples may include meetings with external sponsor officials, principal investigator training, business processes and workflow, drafting documents for internal and external purposes, electronic systems changes
and upgrades). Represents the office on university committees and to external organizations.
5. Supervises staff to ensure efficient and compliant non-financial award management, such as subaward preparation, project and administrative changes, and project transfers.
6. Communicates with postaward accountants, other ORA staff, and PI/PDs to ensure smooth and accurate transmission of proposal and award information. Resolves problems and questions related to specific funded projects or to external funding in general.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate’s degree with five years’ experience in research administration, and three years’ supervisory experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience in university research administration with emphasis on preaward administration, and five years’ supervisory experience.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Contracts and Grants Coordinators (2)
Contracts and Grants Administrators (4)
About The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites in central and southern Mississippi, as well as online.
Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes
experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 40 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver,
USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman
Scholarships and 36 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 24 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes
in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.
Nicknamed the “Hub City,” Hattiesburg is conveniently located at the intersection of several major US highways, convenient for day trips to popular destinations such as the Mississippi
and Alabama Gulf Coasts, New Orleans, Mobile, and the Florida Panhandle. Identified by the Census Bureau as one of the nation’s 50 fastest growing Metropolitan Statistical Areas, metro Hattiesburg is home to two universities, two hospitals, and more than
200 restaurants, some ranked best in the state. Adjacent to USM is a new planned-development area known as Midtown, designed as a mixed use community in which people can live and have walking or biking access to shopping, dining, and educational, medical,
cultural, and recreational activities. Midtown features a boutique hotel, over a half dozen new restaurants, new living spaces, a specialty grocery, and new retail offerings. USM also houses the main gateway to the Longleaf Trace, a 40-mile Rails to Trails
recreational project for walking, cycling and, in some areas, horseback riding. For additional information, see
https://www.visithburg.org/.
Position will remain open until filled. Interested applicants should proceed to
https://usm.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=1368&site=1.