Director, Office of Research & Sponsored Projects
The School of Public Health’s (SPH) Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) is seeking a Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects to be responsible for but not limited to the following duties:
Oversees pre- and post-award operations for sponsored projects within SPH:
– Provides oversight of all pre- and post-award activities for sponsored projects with SPH. This includes supervision of the work of grants and contracts officers within ORSP, and independent work on sponsored projects.
– Serve as primary back-up for all pre- and post-award duties conducted by grants and contract staff. Pre-award activities include budget development, completion of federal forms, document review and upload, etc. Post-award tasks may include expenditure review, setting up subawards, assisting with purchasing, invoicing, re-budgeting, progress reports, no-cost extensions, etc.
– Provide final approval on all sponsored project actions (proposal submissions, awards, prior approval requests, progress reports, JIT submissions, NCEs, etc.)
– Process all award setups for the Departments of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences and Population Health Sciences within SPH. This includes drafting award budgets, negotiating terms, and working with the Office of Sponsored Proposals and Awards (OSPA) on finalizing all awards. Monitors and follow-up on all actions pending OSPA and external action.
– Conducts pre-review of faculty effort certification
– Provide budget signoff/approval on all Personnel Action for sponsor funded professionals.
– Approve journal submissions related to sponsored projects.
– Route Subrecipient Invoices to appropriate post-award Grants and Contracts Officer (GCO).
– Monitor invalid funding report weekly.
Supervises ORSP team members for pre- and post-award:
– Assign, track, and monitor workload of GCOs. Assists with workloads as needed
– Meet 1-1 with team members to provide supervision
– Mentors and train staff and faculty on research administration. Trains GCO staff in standardizes processes for grants administration. Ensure that all GCOs are adhering to standardized procedures.
– Identify applicable professional development opportunities for team members.
Sets policy/practice for grant processes within SPH:
– Creates written policies and procedure for all pre- and post-award processes
– Develop and implement internal processes, procedures, templates, and resources.
– Maintains ORSP website to document policy and process
– Disseminates information to faculty and team about standardized processes
– Disseminates new and updated federal, state, and university regulations to faculty and staff.
– Keeps resources up to date and organized on shared disk drives
Serves as primary liaison for ORSP with other SPH offices:
– Acts as liaison for internal SPH offices that interact with sponsored projects.
– Provide sponsored award information to College Communications Officer.
– Develop Spectrum reports and provide data metrics to Associate Dean for Research and other college leadership
– Identify accounting errors and work through resolution with GCO and finance team.
– Review and assist departments in tracking course buyouts.
– Compile summer payroll for finance and HR.
Collaborates with other GSU research office and other College Research Officers on GSU-wide initiatives:
– Communicates with OSPA Direct and VPs
– Participate in Department Research Admin Leadership meetings to discuss challenge areas and work through drafting new processes and policies. Meet weekly.
– Participate in University initiated for policy/process development, improvements, and implementations.
– Disseminates new GSU-wide procedures to faculty and staff.
– Serves as point of contact for systems changes that impact sponsored project operations
Other duties as assigned.
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College Administrative Officer
The Dean’s Office within the School of Public Health is seeking a College Administrative Officer to be responsible for but not limited to the following duties:
Responsible for overseeing the execution of the entire financial and administrative operations for the School of Public Health. Positions directly supervised include: College Finance Officer, College Human Resources Officer, College Technology Manager, and Director – Facilities & Events. Provides management information analysis and data reporting to the Dean – SPH. Performs other duties as assigned by the Dean – SPH.
Through the supervision of the College Finance Officer, develops, implements, maintains and closes out annual budgets including state appropriations/revenue, continuing education, student activities, research administrative activities, indirect costs and residual funds for the SPH. Assists in the definition and coordination of departmental business manager activities. Responsible via the CFO and department Business Managers for the day-to-day financial and administrative operations for the entire School.
Through the supervision of the College HR Officer, has responsibility for the management of all faculty, staff and temporary/students human resource matters and payroll functions. Directly supervises the college Director – HR. Functions as needed in the SPH operations including faculty/staff recruitment, hiring and onboarding, faculty evaluations, faculty contracts and renewals or non-renewals, staff performance management, staff hiring and terminations, and payroll administration.
Through the supervision of the Director – Facilities & Events, has responsibility for the execution of facilities and events projects involving space planning, programming and design, construction, renovations, administration of lease agreements for lease space, and moves. Current projects include the programming, design, construction, and commissioning of the School of Public Health space in the Urban Life building and elsewhere as required.
Through the supervision of the College Technology Manager – Responsible for the direct management of the School’s personnel charged with performing information technology functions including budget, finance, human resources, technology support (to include network management, desktop support, computer lab support), technology security and facilities functions for the School.
Responsible for the development and administration of policies and procedures in the School of Public Health pertaining to finance and administration, human resources, technology and operations. Key to this role is serving as the school’s liaison both for operations within the School and with central university administration units to ensure that the School’s processes are in accordance with state, federal, BOR and GSU regulations, polices and guidelines.
Duties include supporting the dean, department chairs, and directors on negotiating and preparing of offers of employment for faculty and staff hires, supporting the Associate Deans, working with the SPH Office of Academic Assistance to develop business plans supporting the development of the undergraduate and other graduate programs for the School of Public Health.
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Sponsor Funded Professional – Research Associate II (working title: Behavior Specialist)
The Center for Leadership in Disability in the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health is seeking a Sponsor Funded Research Associate II; working title: Behavior Specialist.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to early intervention, childcare, school, and adult program personnel on the development and implementation of individualized positive behavior interventions and supports, functional behavior assessment, and related evidence-based practices
- Provide direct counseling and consultation to families through the development and implementation of individualized PBIS plans
- Extensive statewide travel with overnight stays to fulfill project activities
- Collaborate with universities, schools, advocacy organizations, service programs, and state agencies to maximize implementation of PBIS across the state
- Establish and oversee data collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting processes for his/her respective caseload
- Develop, implement, and evaluate curricula for disability communities in Georgia and across the United States
- Develop proposals to state and community agencies for funded projects
- Write grants to secure additional funding for projects
- Serve as the project lead for multiple CLD projects
- Participate in the activities of the Georgia Developmental Disabilities Network and broader array of state agencies, school districts, and programs by representing CLD at advisory and other related meetings
- Participate in the planning and implementation of the annual Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Supports Conference
- Work to fulfill the broad objectives of CLD as a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) through participation in the activities of the UCEDD network and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- Other duties as assigned
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Sponsor Funded Professional – Grants & Contracts Officer III
The Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) in the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health is seeking a Sponsor Funded Grants and Contracts Officer III.
Duites include but are not limited to:
- Manages the pre-award and post-award administration of sponsored research activities up to 200 proposals and awards within a college or other entity at Georgia State University (GSU). This is a professional level position.
- Provides pre-award support for CLD grant and contracts.
- Develops grant proposals and budgets in compliance with federal, state, local, and University guidelines for the college or entity. Implements agreements and initiates contract negotiations between faculty, the sponsoring agency, and the regulatory agency.
- Acquires and maintains knowledge of research activities, grant acquisition archives, and records.
- Acts as liaison between department heads, faculty, legal, Office of Research, and sponsoring agency to ensure the success of the proposal submission.
- Provides post-award support for CLD grants and contracts.
- Performs in-depth reviews of the award documents and award notifications throughout the grant and/or contract process.
- Designs and prepares grants and contract reports.
- Provides oversight fiscal management of the CLD.
- Manages the process of the daily flow of paper, electronic documents, and communication concerning proposals and contracts.
- Maintains the database, tracks all sponsored activities within the college or entity.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Sponsor Funded Professional – Project Coordinator
Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Georgia in the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health is seeking a Sponsor Funded Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator’s primary role will be to coordinate the Strengthening Families Georgia (SFG) initiative, which represents a multi-disciplinary partnership of nearly 50 national, state and local, and public and private organizations dedicated to embedding five research-based Protective Factors into services and supports for children and their families. Prevent Child Abuse Georgia manages initiatives such as SFG along with offering child abuse and neglect prevention training, connecting caregivers to support through the 1-800-CHILDREN Helpline and provides technical assistance to local prevention affiliates. PCA Georgia is a vital unit of the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development at Georgia State University’s School of Public Health.
The Coordinator will provide management of the Strengthening Families Georgia (SFG) program and support to PCA Georgia’s initiatives.
Manage the activities of Strengthening Families Georgia (meetings, training, TA, communications)
- Coordinate activities of the Strengthening Families Georgia Leadership Team (LT) and Partnership.
- Maintain regular communication and coordination of the SFG Leadership Team, Partners, and SFG Committees (Evaluation, Governance, Strategic Planning, Resource Development).
- Assist in training curriculum updates and providing technical assistance to a statewide network of trainers.
- Routinely coordinate and facilitate trainings on protective factors and child abuse and neglect prevention to a variety of audiences both in-person (safety permitting) and virtually.
- Provide technical assistance to Georgia’s child and family serving organizations to promote and facilitate the embedding of the Strengthening Families framework.
- Assist in communication and outreach efforts to promote Protective Factors (i.e. promotional materials, newsletters, website, etc) Manage the reporting process for Strengthening Families.
Represent SFG externally
- Develop and maintain relationships and meet with other child and family serving organizations in Georgia to share information regarding SFG and keep up-to–date on opportunities via conferences and meetings.
- Participate in monthly CSSP calls and communicate with other states.
- Participate in the national Family Support Network/Strengthening Families joint convenings.
- Provide support to the GA Essentials for Childhood initiative.
Support PCA Georgia’s initiatives as needed
- Provide support to the local council network, CAP month and 1-800-CHILDREN Helpline and training initiatives.
- Coordinate PCA Georgia’s annual conference in conjunction with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
- Other duties as assigned to support the mission of SFG and PCAGA.
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