Good morning,

 

The Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland, College Park currently has a job opening for a Research Coordinator.

 

Please forward this on to anyone you think might be interested in the position.

 

Thank you,

Rebecca

 

Full announcement attached. Summary below:

 

http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57864

 

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

Under the supervision of the Administrative Core Coordinator of the Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC), the Research Coordinator is responsible for the management of MPRC research activity in from the proposal stage through closeout of awards. S/he will perform detailed and complex accounting tasks to ensure procedures are followed in all expenditures and reconciliation of sponsored research funds.  

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience in research administration in a university or non-profit setting is required. 

Additional Knowledge and Skills: 
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities and to approach problems with a sense of urgency, detail, and attention to deadlines. 
- Familiarity with federal research guidelines. 
- Working knowledge of proposal preparation and submission through Grants.gov and NSF Fastlane. 
- Familiarity with funding opportunity announcements, creation of budgets, writing of budget justifications and managing post-award budgets and reports. 
- Comfortable managing and retrieving information from databases. 
- A strong commitment to customer service. 
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  

 

 

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Rebecca Hunsaker

Assistant Director for Research Administration

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

University of Maryland

2115C Tydings Hall

College Park, MD 20742

Tel - 301.405.1695

xxxxxx@umd.edu

www.bsos.umd.edu