Post-Award Specialist III

The Opportunity: 

UCF’s College of Sciences Finance Business Center seeks a Post-Award Specialist III to join their team. The primary responsibility of the Post-Award Specialist III position is to provide post-award support services to Principal Investigators (PIs) in the College of Sciences. This includes all activities that take place after the award has been created by the Office of Research.

Responsibilities:

• Provide consulting/guidance to PIs regarding post-award activities. This can include available budgets, compliance/limitations, or developing options.

• Assist with award setup and modifications for new or incremental funding by entering information on behalf of the PI.

• Review expenditure requests associated with grants to determine if it is allowable, allocable, and reasonable. This can include payroll, travel, and procurement.

• Support PIs with completing their certification cards. This includes processing buyouts, cost shares, and release time.

• Proactively notify PIs (and chair/director) about new awards or incremental funding and recommended steps.

• Liaison between PI and Office of Research or Research Foundation.

• Support PIs with completing deliverables by sending reminders.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience or combination of relevant comparable education and experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant and recent post-award/research administration experience.

• Experience working in research administration in higher education.

• Experience working with Workday.

• Experience working with HURON Research Suite.

• Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Teams.

• Customer service oriented.

• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Application Materials Required:

In addition to your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?  

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck. 

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers: 

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program   

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays  

• Retirement savings options   

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions   

• Education assistance   

• Flexible work environment 

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.   

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Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions: 

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela. 

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, postdoctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

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As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.  

UCF is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer. 

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 407-823-1336 or email onac@ucf.edu.

For general application or posting questions, please email talent@ucf.edu.