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    "ShortDescriptionStr": "The Post-Award Specialist supports the Department of BioSciences at Rice with all aspects of post-award research accounting, grant and fund future spending projections, and reporting. The incumbent will provide deep and independent analytical and financial management of post-award research administration. This person serves as liaison between departmental faculty and Research Accounting. In addition to research grants, accounts to be managed for BioSciences faculty include faculty monies, University funds, and gift funds. This person is responsible for the administration of grants, funds, subs, and contracts of assigned faculty to ensure compliance with sponsoring agencies, the awards, and university policies. This position prepares various projections and financial reports for departmental faculty, the Departmental Chair, Executive Administrator, the Accounting Manager, and other entities and meets with said parties to present those reports/projections and their analysis.  ",
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    "ExternalDescriptionStr": "<p><strong>Special Instructions to Applicant</strong><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><strong>s:&nbsp;</strong>Al</span>l interested applicants should attach a resume&nbsp;and cover letter&nbsp;in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.</p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>About Rice:</u>&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News &amp; World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually,&nbsp;emotionally&nbsp;and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series,&nbsp;courses&nbsp;and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty,&nbsp;staff&nbsp;and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community and Excellence.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Position Summary:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">BioSciences&nbsp;at Rice is home to undergraduate and doctoral degree programs in Biochemistry &amp; Cell Biology and Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology. We are investigating fundamental properties of living organisms and impacts on the future quality of life on earth.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">The post-award specialist supports the Department of&nbsp;BioSciences&nbsp;at Rice with all aspects of post-award research accounting, grant and fund future spending projections, and reporting. The incumbent will provide deep and independent analytical and&nbsp;financial management&nbsp;of post-award research administration. This person serves as liaison between departmental faculty and Research Accounting. In addition to research grants, accounts to be managed for&nbsp;BioSciences&nbsp;faculty include faculty monies, University funds, and gift funds. This person&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;the administration of grants, funds, subs, and contracts of assigned faculty to ensure compliance with sponsoring agencies, the awards, and university policies. This position prepares various projections and financial reports for departmental faculty, the Departmental Chair, Executive Administrator, the Accounting Manager, and other entities and meets with said parties to present those reports/projections and their analysis.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Ideal Candidate Statement:</u></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">The ideal candidate for this position has a basic understanding of research administration and accounting practices in higher education. The position requires proactive judgment, responsiveness, initiative, and being able to manage multiple tasks while&nbsp;demonstrating&nbsp;excellent interpersonal and communication skills within and outside the department.&nbsp;&nbsp;This role requires a detail-oriented, organized, and analytical professional who can work independently as well as in a team environment.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Workplace Requirements:</u>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">This position offers a hybrid work schedule after a probationary period. Per&nbsp;</span><a href=\"https://policy.rice.edu/440\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Rice policy 440</span></a><span style=\"color: black;\">, work arrangements may be subject to change.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: black;\"><strong><u>Hiring Range:</u></strong></span><span style=\"background-color: white;\"> The expected hiring salary range is $63,731 to $75,000 annually.</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i>*Exempt (salaried) positions under&nbsp;</i></span><a href=\"https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa\"><span style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);\"><i>FLSA</i></span></a><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i> are not eligible for overtime.</i></span></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Minimum&nbsp;Requirements:</u>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Bachelor’s Degree&nbsp;</span><ul><li><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i>In lieu of the education requirement,&nbsp;additional&nbsp;related experience,&nbsp;above and beyond&nbsp;what is&nbsp;required, may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;</span></li></ul></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Two or more (2+) years of related administrative experience&nbsp;</span><ul><li><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i>In lieu of the experience requirement,&nbsp;additional&nbsp;related education&nbsp;above and beyond&nbsp;what is&nbsp;required&nbsp;may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></span><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong> &nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</span></li></ul></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Skills:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><ul><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Intermediate knowledge of spreadsheet, email, and database software programs&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Working knowledge of research administration guidelines, regulations, and policies&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Strong verbal and written communication skills&nbsp;</span></li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Preferences:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Some research administration experience (i.e&nbsp;grant administration to various agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, DARPA, CPRIT, etc.)&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Experience in a higher education environment with&nbsp;proficiency&nbsp;in organizational financial analyses&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Experience with&nbsp;iO&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing concurrent deadlines&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Essential Functions:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Manages post‐award administration for a portfolio of grants and contracts&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Responsible for using financial forecasting tools to confirm that each Principal Investigator (PI) is solvent and can meet their financial obligations for the budget year. In addition, working with financial forecasting tools,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;available budget surplus, budget deficits, and burn rates for each PI and help them plan accordingly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Gathers data and analyzes information to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in recommendations and optimization of&nbsp;appropriate use&nbsp;of funding sources.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Monitors expense allocations, tracks balance, conducts variance analysis, and projects burn rate and future&nbsp;utilization.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Participates in account close out activities&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Reviews, tracks, and monitors expenditures, including high-value / high-risk expenditures and cost-sharing commitments&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Ensures Subcontract statements of work, budget, and budget justification are received and approved by the PI&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Coordinates and reviews account setup; reviews, tracks, and approves expenditures; monitors budgets; provides data for financial and progress reports as needed&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Responds to Accounting audit inquiries&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Serves as a liaison with OSR, RCA, internal audit, funding agencies and organizations, subcontractors, institutes, centers, and other departments&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Manages effort commitments of key project personnel&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Performs all other duties as assigned&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Additional Functions:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><span style=\"color: black;\">Assists&nbsp;with administrative duties such as coordinating research-related travel,&nbsp;purchasing&nbsp;equipment and supplies, and scheduling meetings and events&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a name=\"_Hlk189056190\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"><strong>Rice University HR | Benefits:</strong></span></span></a><span>&nbsp;</span><a href=\"https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits</span></span></a></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"><strong>Rice Mission and Values:</strong></span><i><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">&nbsp;</span></i></span><a href=\"https://www.rice.edu/mission-values\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">Mission and Values | Rice University</span></span></a></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at&nbsp;</span></span><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">[email protected]</span></span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"> for support.</span></span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">If you have any additional questions, please email us at&nbsp;</span></span><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">[email protected]</span></span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.</span></span></p>",
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