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- 45002765
- 907 Floyd Avenue, MCV Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- Health Sciences
- Research
- Staff
- School Of Dentistry MBU
The Grants Research Administrator – Research Development and Compliance provides comprehensive pre-award and post-award grant administration support, research development assistance, and regulatory coordination to investigators and research teams. This position facilitates competitive funding applications; assists with award setup, financial and administrative monitoring, reporting, and closeout; and supports investigators in preparing, submitting, and maintaining Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols. Working collaboratively with principal investigators, research staff, departmental leadership, sponsored programs offices, and institutional compliance offices, the position helps research teams meet sponsor and institutional requirements throughout the grant and protocol lifecycles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant administration, Pre-Award and Post-Award Support
Coordinate the preparation, review, and submission of grant applications to federal agencies, foundations, and other funding organizations.
Assist investigators with application timelines, submission requirements, budget development, supporting documentation, and sponsor-specific guidelines.
Review proposals for administrative completeness, consistency, and compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements.
Coordinate with departmental administrators and institutional sponsored programs offices to facilitate timely submissions.
Track funding opportunities, application deadlines, award status, and reporting requirements.
Assist with post-award grant management, including award setup and review of award terms, budget and expenditure monitoring, effort and personnel coordination, progress reporting, sponsor communications, and award closeout in collaboration with institutional offices.
Track project spending, budget balances, commitments, and upcoming reporting deadlines; identify potential discrepancies and communicate issues to the appropriate grant manager or investigator.
Assist with budget revisions, rebudgeting requests, no-cost extensions, and other post-award administrative actions in accordance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
Coordinate collection of information for annual and final progress reports, including milestones, personnel updates, and required supporting documents.
Research Development Support
Identify relevant funding opportunities aligned with investigators’ research interests and departmental priorities.
Help incoming graduate students and research staff identify opportunities for early-career awards, career development funding, pilot grants, and other mechanisms that support research growth.
Provide individualized support to research personnel preparing funding applications or regulatory submissions.
Serve as a resource for investigators navigating grant application processes, research development opportunities, and regulatory requirements.
Develop templates, guidance documents, checklists, and educational materials to improve grant preparation and protocol submission efficiency.
IACUC Protocol Development and Compliance Support
Assist investigators with preparing, drafting, organizing, submitting, and revising IACUC protocols, including new submissions, amendments, renewals, and continuing reviews as applicable.
Provide educational support to researchers regarding protocol preparation, animal welfare principles, and responsible conduct of animal research.
Assist with aligning animal research protocols with grant applications to ensure consistency between proposed experiments and approved or pending animal use activities.
Coordinate with investigators, laboratory personnel, veterinarians, and the institutional IACUC office to obtain required protocol information, address administrative feedback, and track submission and approval deadlines.
Help maintain protocol records and monitor review or expiration dates, ensuring that investigators are informed of upcoming actions and documentation needs.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Advanced degree in biomedical, biological, health, or related scientific discipline.
Ability to interpret scientific proposals and communicate effectively with investigators and administrative or compliance personnel.
Excellent project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other competitive grant applications.
Familiarity with pre-award grant administration, institutional sponsored programs processes, and federal funding requirements.
Knowledge of IACUC protocol development, animal research regulations, and institutional animal care and use policies.
Experience supporting post-award grant administration, including budget monitoring, sponsor reporting, award modifications, and closeout activities.
Experience mentoring trainees, educating researchers, or developing scientific training materials.
Experience with research compliance, investigator support, or research program development.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
Salary Range: Commensurate
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
ORP Eligible: No
Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
Restricted Position: Yes
Hours per Week: 40
Employment Type: Staff / University Academic Professional (UAP)
University Job Title: Research Administrator
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Dr. Kevin Byrd
Contact Email: byrdk6@vcu.edu
- 45002765
- 907 Floyd Avenue, MCV Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- Health Sciences
- Research
- Staff
- School Of Dentistry MBU
The Grants Research Administrator – Research Development and Compliance provides comprehensive pre-award and post-award grant administration support, research development assistance, and regulatory coordination to investigators and research teams. This position facilitates competitive funding applications; assists with award setup, financial and administrative monitoring, reporting, and closeout; and supports investigators in preparing, submitting, and maintaining Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols. Working collaboratively with principal investigators, research staff, departmental leadership, sponsored programs offices, and institutional compliance offices, the position helps research teams meet sponsor and institutional requirements throughout the grant and protocol lifecycles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant administration, Pre-Award and Post-Award Support
Coordinate the preparation, review, and submission of grant applications to federal agencies, foundations, and other funding organizations.
Assist investigators with application timelines, submission requirements, budget development, supporting documentation, and sponsor-specific guidelines.
Review proposals for administrative completeness, consistency, and compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements.
Coordinate with departmental administrators and institutional sponsored programs offices to facilitate timely submissions.
Track funding opportunities, application deadlines, award status, and reporting requirements.
Assist with post-award grant management, including award setup and review of award terms, budget and expenditure monitoring, effort and personnel coordination, progress reporting, sponsor communications, and award closeout in collaboration with institutional offices.
Track project spending, budget balances, commitments, and upcoming reporting deadlines; identify potential discrepancies and communicate issues to the appropriate grant manager or investigator.
Assist with budget revisions, rebudgeting requests, no-cost extensions, and other post-award administrative actions in accordance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
Coordinate collection of information for annual and final progress reports, including milestones, personnel updates, and required supporting documents.
Research Development Support
Identify relevant funding opportunities aligned with investigators’ research interests and departmental priorities.
Help incoming graduate students and research staff identify opportunities for early-career awards, career development funding, pilot grants, and other mechanisms that support research growth.
Provide individualized support to research personnel preparing funding applications or regulatory submissions.
Serve as a resource for investigators navigating grant application processes, research development opportunities, and regulatory requirements.
Develop templates, guidance documents, checklists, and educational materials to improve grant preparation and protocol submission efficiency.
IACUC Protocol Development and Compliance Support
Assist investigators with preparing, drafting, organizing, submitting, and revising IACUC protocols, including new submissions, amendments, renewals, and continuing reviews as applicable.
Provide educational support to researchers regarding protocol preparation, animal welfare principles, and responsible conduct of animal research.
Assist with aligning animal research protocols with grant applications to ensure consistency between proposed experiments and approved or pending animal use activities.
Coordinate with investigators, laboratory personnel, veterinarians, and the institutional IACUC office to obtain required protocol information, address administrative feedback, and track submission and approval deadlines.
Help maintain protocol records and monitor review or expiration dates, ensuring that investigators are informed of upcoming actions and documentation needs.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Advanced degree in biomedical, biological, health, or related scientific discipline.
Ability to interpret scientific proposals and communicate effectively with investigators and administrative or compliance personnel.
Excellent project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other competitive grant applications.
Familiarity with pre-award grant administration, institutional sponsored programs processes, and federal funding requirements.
Knowledge of IACUC protocol development, animal research regulations, and institutional animal care and use policies.
Experience supporting post-award grant administration, including budget monitoring, sponsor reporting, award modifications, and closeout activities.
Experience mentoring trainees, educating researchers, or developing scientific training materials.
Experience with research compliance, investigator support, or research program development.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
Salary Range: Commensurate
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
ORP Eligible: No
Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
Restricted Position: Yes
Hours per Week: 40
Employment Type: Staff / University Academic Professional (UAP)
University Job Title: Research Administrator
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Dr. Kevin Byrd
Contact Email: byrdk6@vcu.edu
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in school administrator jobs.
- Master's degree in educational leadership, administration, or a related field
- Valid state administrator or principal licensure for the hiring state
- Minimum three to five years of classroom teaching experience
- Demonstrated experience with curriculum development and instructional coaching
- Proficiency with student information systems and data reporting platforms
- Experience managing staff evaluations using structured observation frameworks
Tips for Your School Administrator Job Search
Tailor your resume to leadership evidence
School administrator postings screen for measurable outcomes, not just duties. Reframe your experience around specific results you drove, such as improving attendance rates, reducing disciplinary incidents, or raising graduation numbers at a building or district level.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists school administrator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without sorting through unrelated results.
Align your credentials to the posting
Many districts require a state-issued administrator licensure or principal certification before you can be interviewed. Check each posting's licensure requirements against your home state's reciprocity agreements so you know exactly where you are eligible before you apply.
Prepare a data-driven leadership portfolio
Hiring committees at the district level expect candidates to bring evidence of impact. Compile walkthrough observation data, staff retention figures, or student achievement trends you influenced, and organize them into a brief digital portfolio you can share with your application materials.
Research the district before the interview
School board minutes, strategic plans, and improvement reports are almost always public. Reading them before your interview lets you speak directly to the district's current priorities, which separates candidates who want any administrative role from those who want this specific one.
Negotiate your contract, not just your salary
Administrator contracts often include professional development budgets, evaluation timelines, and non-renewal notice periods that differ significantly across districts. Review the full contract language and ask for clarification on those terms before you sign, since they affect job security and growth.
School Administrator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most school administrators?
The companies hiring the most school administrators right now include Chicago Public Schools, Virginia Commonwealth University, and ASPRA World, with the largest share of openings in Illinois, Virginia, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Charter management organizations and large urban districts tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently throughout the year.
How many school administrator jobs are remote?
About 17% of school administrator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how campus-based the role typically is. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements are district-level curriculum coordinators, instructional technology directors, and central office administrative roles that do not require daily on-site presence.
How do you become a school administrator?
Start by earning a master's degree in educational leadership or administration, since most states require it for licensure. Next, complete your state's administrator certification program, which often includes a supervised internship in a school building. Accumulate classroom teaching experience beforehand, as most districts require several years before they will consider a candidate for a building-level leadership role.
Can you get a school administrator job with little experience?
Entry points do exist, though they are competitive. Assistant principal and dean of students roles are the most accessible for candidates transitioning from teaching, since they require fewer years of prior administrative experience. Strengthening your candidacy means completing your administrator licensure before applying, volunteering for school improvement committees, and taking on instructional coaching or department chair duties in your current role to build a visible leadership record.
What does the school administrator interview process look like?
Most districts run a multi-stage process that begins with a screening call or written application review, followed by a panel interview with district leadership, school board members, or a community committee. Finalists are often asked to give a presentation on a school improvement scenario or walk through a data set. Some districts conduct a building tour or informal meeting with staff before making an offer.
Where can I find and apply to school administrator jobs?
You can find and apply to school administrator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from public school districts, charter networks, and private institutions across the United States. Find roles that match your credentials and experience level and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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