Research Administrator

Organizational Summary

Sponsored Research (DSR), a department within USF Research, is responsible for the USF Systemwide development and administration of sponsored research activities, with delegated authority by the USF System President to execute contracts on behalf of the university. DSR coordinates and manages external and internal contracts and grants, providing services to faculty researchers and unit research administrators in the colleges and departments related to funding searches, proposal developments, and grants management training.

Subunits include Proposal Development Services;
Proposals and Awards Services, including Subawards;
Electric Proposal Submission;
Export Control; and Complex Projects. DSR has approximately 35 employees at four locations (Tampa, USF St. Petersburg, USF Sarasota-Manatee, and USF College of Medicine), with an annual budget of $3 million. Nearly $400 million in grant and contract awards was processed in Sponsored Research last year.

This position in Sponsored Research, USF Research, is one of several key positions that provide administrative and technical assistance and support to faculty and staff in development of proposals and electronic proposals for outside funding for research and special sponsored institutional projects. The incumbent negotiates, administers, extends, terminates, and re-negotiates grants, contracts and sub-contracts for sponsored research projects. Independent judgment and discretion is used in monitoring and interpreting relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards for regulatory compliance and the fulfillment of contractual obligations for sponsor and university commitments.