Research Coordinator, Office of Research / 科研办公室助理

The Research Coordinator will support the Office of Research’s research related functions and activities. S/he will be primarily responsible for supporting the administration of research grants, including pre-award and non-financial post-award support to faculty and investigators. 

The main responsibilities include: 

Provide support on the administration of research grants (90%)

Pre-award and non-financial post-award related:

• Identify and track funding opportunities, post funding announcements, and maintain funding opportunity database
• Liaise with faculty and investigators to explore and identify opportunities that align with their research interests
• Provides assistance to investigators in the interpretation of grant program guidelines, funding agency regulations and requirements 
• Conduct preliminary review on grant proposals to ensure they comply with agency requirements
• Coordinate the institutional review process for grant applications and relevant agreements or documents
• Maintain the grants content on grants website, and liaise with colleagues for essential updates 
• Liaise with post-award colleagues in Finance and relevant Departments and assist in the award acceptance, set-up, progress checking and project close-out. 

Training, database and reporting related:

• Track the status of grant application, maintain and update internal database 
• Contribute to generating grants related report 
• Support to organize grant related trainings activities 
• Maintains currency of knowledge of grant funding policies, regulations and procedures
• Support the institutional research related activities as needed, such as collecting and providing relevant research data, and contribute to generating reports

Other tasks as assigned (10%)

Required Education

• Bachelor degree required, master degree preferred
• STEM areas preferred

Required Experience 

• Prior knowledge or experience in research, research administration, and/or data processing is preferred
• International work/study experience strongly preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to handle multiple assignments and perform against deadlines with competing priorities
• Have good judgement and able to maintain confidentiality when handling such information and materials
• Strong skills in processing, analyzing and presenting data
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Strong desk based research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and Chinese
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications, etc.

About NYU Shanghai

NYU Shanghai is China’s first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of the NYU Global Network. We were founded in 2012 by New York University and East China Normal University with the support of the city of Shanghai and the district of Pudong. NYU Shanghai seeks to cultivate globally-minded graduates through innovative teaching, world-class research, and a commitment to public service. 

NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. We are proud of its diverse and talented staff members, who work together to build and sustain this unique and pioneering institution of higher education in China. 

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