The Analyst for sponsored research administration in the College of Science and Engineering provides expertise, analysis, and assistance to CS&E faculty and staff in the management of funds associated with externally funded grants/contracts and CS&E sponsored research. The Analyst maintains complex databases and provides regular analysis and reports to units within CS&E on various financial and personnel items related to externally funded grants/contract and CS&E sponsored research funds.

Bachelors degree.
Two years of relevant experience working with financial management.
Experience using spreadsheet and database software programs.
Demonstrated organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Ability to plan, establish priorities, and handle multiple tasks and projects.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

SAP Grant Management experience.
Experience working with faculty and academic department on financial and administrative matters.
Experience in a higher education setting.
Experience working with externally funded grants and contracts.

Provides expertise, analysis, and assistance to CS&E faculty and staff in the management of externally funded grants/contracts and CS&E sponsored research funds.
Works with faculty to outline funding portfolios (plans) to assist in the management of expenses across multiple grant/contract/CS&E sponsored research accounts.
Works with faculty and staff to assist in the understanding and completion of various forms, policies, and procedures that impact sponsored projects.
Works with other CMU offices on grant/contract related expenses; assists with the initiation and follow up of purchase requisitions, competitive bid process, service agreements, participant payments, and graduate student stipend/tuition transactions.
Maintains and provides analysis of several databases of sponsored research activity; provides regular and ad-hoc reports for the Deans office, departments, and/or faculty.
Assists faculty in determining allowable personnel (faculty, students, temp, GAs, etc.) on grants/contacts (re: budget, scope, policy); collaborates with multiple offices to make hiring determinations.
Reviews and advises Deans office on submitted personnel transactions.
Organizes, analyzes budgets, and initiates forms for summer assignments on grants and contracts, provides follow up and tracks summer payroll assignments for accuracy.
Monitors/reviews GA tuition distribution and student services fees associated with grants/contracts each semester; submits journal entry to transfer student service fee expenses to grant/contract accounts and resolves discrepancies with FPS.
Analyzes tuition remission data across the college for assessment reporting as needed.
Analyzes payroll distribution reports and personnel transactions as they pertain to allowed spending, committed effort, and available funds for sponsored projects.
Assists the Director and Assistant Director/Sponsored Research Administration/CS&E in the training program for CS&E faculty and staff as requested.
Attends project directors meetings or prepares project notes in the funding portfolio if the meeting is waived.
Documents and updates processes, guidelines, and CS&E reference materials for training purposes and continuity of services.
Other duties as assigned.

None.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.


You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before November 24th, 2024.