The Engineering Research Support Organization functions as a central hub, providing research administration support to all research centers, departments, and affiliated ORUs in the UC Berkeley College of Engineering. ERSO focuses on providing effective and efficient research administration, which allows the faculty to focus on developing and growing the research enterprise rather than managing business services. ERSO will maintain a customer-oriented operation, with appropriate levels of faculty and staff oversight to support a culture of continuous improvement. You can visit our website at www.erso.edu to learn more about our organization.

We are hiring a Research Administrator 4 and a SubAward Coordinator.

Position responsibilities at the level 4(Req. 11385):
Involves providing analytical and financial support in proposal processing, contract and grant administration, and budget development, including pre-award proposal initiatives, management of funds post-award, and closeout activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors. Involves activities associated with forecasting, planning, and managing of research portfolios by performing some or all of the following: coordinating and identifying and developing and/or presenting proposals, contracts and other agreements; reviewing proposals to ensure institutional compliance; negotiating, administering and monitoring contract and grant awards, including compliance with regulations, terms and conditions; financial management and reporting; and sub award/subcontract issuance and administration.

Uses advanced contracts and grants concepts to manage high volume and high complexity transactions. May review and guide others in the review of financial and administrative management requirements of research contract and grant proposals, awards and transactions to ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor policies. Works independently to assess complex grant, contract and subcontract transactions where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. May be eligible for delegated signature authority. May review and sign transactions for less experienced staff. May serve as a technical specialist in a particular area, such as federal contracts, state contracts, subcontracts or information systems.

The SubAward Coord (Req #11048) position is for the PEER group.
 The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) is a multi-institutional center involving 9 Core Institutions and various Education Affiliates, with UC Berkeley as the lead institution. PEER’s mission is to develop and disseminate technology for design and construction of buildings and infrastructure to meet the seismic performance needs of owners and society.  To accomplish its mission, PEER has organized a program built around research, education, technology transfer, and outreach.  Typical annual funding is around $6M.

This position will be to provide programmatic support to the Administrative Director and Executive Director, primarily in the area of multi-campus subaward processing, as well as financial and administrative support to core research faculty, students, and staff.

To Apply: Visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu, click on 'search and apply for jobs now' and look for corresponding job number.

The University of California, Berkeley is one of the world's leading universities in research, teaching, and public service. The campus employs 2,028 faculty and over 14,000 staff in more than 130 academic departments and interdepartmental groups, libraries, museums and more than 65 interdisciplinary research units contribute to this dynamic and vital research and teaching environment.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a diverse working environment, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits.

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