Posting Description

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR (RA), Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), is a member of the fiscal team in a large, interdisciplinary laboratory with a diverse sponsor base and annual activities exceeding $70M and more than 225 federal and industrial sponsor proposal submissions per year. Will work collaboratively with the Assistant Director, Research Administration all pre-award administration activities including the development and submission of research proposals in accordance with MIT/sponsor/donor policies; act as a primary information and operations resource for principal investigators (PIs); interact with PIs to develop research proposal budgets and all administrative content for proposals; works collaboratively with the Director, Research Administration on a portfolio of PIs for post award administration; monitors the financial performance of active grants and contracts and provides regular updates and projections for PIs to verify the proper distribution of resources and use of funds.