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Northwestern University Research Administration

Do you wish to be a part of an organization undergoing rapid
change, utilizing new technology, planning and implementing
innovative customer service, and generating more research dollars?
A complex and rapidly growing research administration office is
looking for an experienced, dynamic and energetic research
administrator to join our team.  Over $214 million in grants and
contracts was awarded to Northwestern in fiscal year 1998.

Research Administrator
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
Northwestern University
Chicago Campus

Background: Northwestern's Chicago ORSP office provides
research administration support to the Medical, Dental and Law
Schools.  The Medical School, under the direction of a new dean, is
committed to recruiting 200 additional faculty and doubling its
research volume within the next five years. To better serve this
rapidly growing constituency, we have recruited a full time director to
manage the Chicago ORSP office, effective April 5, 1999.  The
new director, in concert with the executive director and senior staff,
will be responsible for ensuring high quality, efficient service to this
dynamic community.

Research Administrator's Responsibilities: Serve as a member of
the senior professional staff with delegated authority contract and
grant awards on behalf the University.  Responsible for the review
and submission of approximately $100M of proposals for research,
public service and training projects and the negotiation and
acceptance of $35M of resulting awards annually.  Serve as liaison
between faculty, academic departments and research centers,
campus administrative units, and a wide variety of federal, state,
local and private funding agencies, ensuring compliance with
university, federal and agency regulations, policies, procedures,
forms and guidelines for the conduct of research. Write and
negotiate subcontracts.  Assist in campus training activities and re-
engineering efforts to move towards electronic research
administration.

Qualifications: Demonstrated knowledge of federal regulations
related to research administration, including OMB A-21, OMB A-
110, Federal Acquisition Regulations and major federal funding
agency guidelines.  Knowledge of university policies and
procedures related to the conduct of research strongly preferred.
Experience negotiating clinical trials and working with industry
preferred.  Demonstrated ability to review and interpret policies and
procedures involving complex problems requiring substantial
independent judgement.  Interpersonal skills to work effectively with
agency personnel, faculty, campus staff, and co-workers in
situations involving competing opinions, significant deadline
pressure, and multiple competing tasks.  Willingness to work in a
rapidly changing environment and to test and adopt electronic
solutions. Solid working knowledge of PC-based computing
applications in the networked computing environment, including
Microsoft Office, email, electronic calendaring software and
database applications.

Salary:
Competitive and commensurate with experience

Application Procedure: The position is available immediately and is
located in the Chicago Office.  For primary consideration, apply by
April 5, 1999.   For consideration please send your resume to
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Northwestern
University, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-3008.
Questions may be addressed to Barbara Siegel, Executive Director,
at xxxxxx@nwu.edu.

Northwestern University is an equal opportunity affirmative action
employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

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