RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST, College of Arts & Sciences, Administration

Established in 1873, Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest and most academically diverse unit, encompassing over 8,400 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 800 faculty members, and 300 staff across 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers, innovative teachers, and dedicated mentors committed to exploring the complexities of our present and past, uncovering new perspectives, and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems. Our staff are dynamic, mission-driven professionals who foster community, inclusion, and belonging to advance every aspect of the college enterprise. Our community thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and interdisciplinary exploration. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and life insurance, tuition remission, retirement savings, paid time off, and holiday leave. The Research Administration Specialist provides technical assistance and skilled administrative support to the Associate Deans of the Faculty, faculty and research administrators. In this role, they will support training and onboarding efforts for the university grants management process for external funding, in order to create efficiencies and maintain compliance that effectively support an increase in the number and quality of research proposals. The position will provide pre-award capacity building across the college in cases of long absences/leaves. This support includes assisting with preparing budgets, ensuring compliance with the sponsor's requirements and University policies. The Specialist will also work with the Director of Research Administration to establish training and onboarding guidelines, tools and workshops in grants management that support and improve research administration, such as onboarding new administrators, setting up training workshops and orientation programs for staff and faculty. They will assist the Director in developing and maintaining the CAS website sections on research opportunities and support. The Specialist will report to the CAS Director of Research Administration and will work closely department research administrators.