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# Research Program Administrator - School of Data Science

- **Company:** University of Virginia
- **Location:** Charlottesville, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $44,990.0 - $54,995.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Desktop Computing, Document Management Systems, Microsoft Office
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e9bb4133734c46c5

## About the Role

* Associate's degree, or combination of education/experience/certifications in lieu of degree.

 * At least 2 years of relevant experience.

 * Ability to adapt and adjust to changes in work processes and environment.

 * Receptive to new ideas and accepts other perspectives.

 * Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

 * Able to use cloud-based document management (Microsoft Office OneDrive, Box, Microsoft Teams) to share and collaborate with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience supporting research administration and/or grant management.

 * Bachelor's degree preferred.

 * Familiarity with federal and foundation funding agencies (e.g. NSF, NIH).

Anticipated hiring range: $21.63 - $26.44/hour equivalent to $45,000 - $55,000 annually, Education: Associate's degree in related field required, or combination of education/experience/certifications in lieu of degree.

Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience required.

## Description

The School of Data Science at the University of Virginia invites applications for a Research Program Administrator to provide essential administrative operational support to ensure the smooth functioning of research activities and projects for large-scale research projects under the leadership of Professor Don Brown.

Responsibilities:

 * Track faculty, staff, and student performance on research projects and provide feedback to ensure task completion within scheduled deadlines.

 * Support the planning and conduct of research events to include presentations of research project results to sponsors and the broader data science community.

 * Support calendaring and general administrative support for projects.

 * Arrange grant-related business travel, schedule meetings, and support agenda management and expense tracking for grant project.

 * Manage purchasing for grant-related expenses.

 * Work with post-award to maintain calendars of reporting and closeout reminders for sponsored projects and manage reporting deadlines in collaboration with project teams.

 * Work with post-award to complete administrative tasks related to compliance, generating grant documents, and payments for sponsored projects.

 * Contribute to special projects as needed., This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.


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