Illinois Residency Requirement: This position requires Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date.

Do you want to help faculty and staff successfully manage their external funding to support their research, instructional, and public service activities?  Then you may be ready to help us fulfill our mission to provide opportunities for individuals to pursue impactful scholarly activities and to facilitate excellence in research and creative activities across SIUE!  To thrive in this role, you must provide exceptional service to faculty and staff in negotiating award documents, issuing subawards, overseeing the accounts receivable process, invoicing sponsors, and ensuring compliance with funding agency and SIUE requirements.  You need to bring initiative, an eye for detail, organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, a willingness to work hard, persistence, patience, and a sense of humor.  If needed, we will teach you the rest, including how to use our electronic research administration systems and database.  After one year, you'll know you are successful if you can independently shepherd a new award from receipt or issuance through negotiation to award set-up while keeping all relevant stakeholders informed.

To Apply for this Vacancy:
This position is a Civil Service vacancy. It closes to applicants at 11:59 p.m. CST on the posting end date.  When applying through the HireTouch system, please be sure to complete ALL the 2022 forms that are attached to the job located under your Applicant Profile box (refresh browser if needed).

Applicants must submit an updated and complete Civil Service Application, which must include complete employment history.  The application is the last form in the document package.  Your application should reflect a thorough list of relevant skills and experience related to the minimum qualifications listed for this position.  Please be detailed in current and past job duties, as this is what is used in the credential assessments.  While a resume may be submitted with the application, data for each employer must be listed on this application form. ("See Resume" may only be used as a substitute in the section entitled "Specific Duties Performed".)  If the Civil Service application is incomplete you will not be considered for the position as our office will be unable to evaluate your submission to determine if you possess the required minimum qualifications. 

If qualifying by education or to qualify for a required educational prerequisite, you must submit your transcripts, including those for SIUE, at the time of application. Applicants qualifying for veteran’s preference must submit a copy of form DD214 at the time of application. For additional information, please visit: Eligibility Criteria and Point Allocation and Proof of Eligibility.   Please submit any other licenses or certifications related to the position at the time of application.

Final candidates will be subject to a background check and/or drug screening prior to an offer of employment.  Some positions are represented by a union and may incur union dues.  For more information, please visit the Office of Human Resources website at www.siue.edu/human-resources or call Civil Service Testing at 618-650-2190.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nurtures an open, respectful, and welcoming climate that facilitates learning and work. SIUE is committed to education that explores the historic significance of diversity in order to understand the present and to better enable our community to engage the future. Integral to this commitment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville strives for a student body and a workforce that is both diverse and inclusive. We strongly encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups, including women, members of racially minoritized groups, and individuals with disabilities, to apply.  For more on our Statement of Diversity, visit SIUE Mission, Goals and Plans 

SIUE offers an exceptional array of benefits to all full-time and part-time employees (50% or more receive benefits accrued at percentage of appointment) including:
*Medical, dental and vision insurance; 
*Life insurance;
*SURS retirement plan;
*Supplemental retirement savings plans;
*Paid vacation and sick leave accrual;
*Generous holiday schedule/paid holidays;
*WorkLife programs;
*Employee Assistance Program (mental health and wellness);
*Employee discounts (local and national retailers);
*Flexible Spending Account Program;
*University tuition waivers (full-time receive 100% waiver of tuition)

For more about our benefits and employee services, visit: https://www.siue.edu/human-resources/benefits   

-Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, research administration, or a field related to the position.

-Advanced degree or paralegal training;
-Experience as a legal assistant or paralegal experience;
-Accounts receivable and invoicing experience;
-General knowledge of grants and contracts and research administration;
-Experience in negotiating contracts;
-Experience with a variety of software systems, such as research administration software and Access;
-Good organizational skills, analytical skills, as well as strong communication skills.