Project Coordinator, Engineering

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and three years of directly related experience. Excellent written and oral communication skills and organizational skills are required. An equivalent combination of education or experience may be considered. Preferred Qualifications Job Description Summary The University of South Alabama’s Dean-Engineering is seeking to hire a Project Coordinator, Engineering. Interested candidates should apply to be considered. Essential Functions These are the job duties required of the position. Essential Functions

• Assists Principal Investigators (PI) and Co-PIs in complying with and implementing award terms and conditions.
• Provides required documentation to the Research Office for sub-awarding preparation.
• Assists PI with any actions associated with IRB or IACUC, as required by the project sponsor.
• Supports PI in organizing and managing student recruitment logistics.
• Coordinates with various campus student services such as Financial Aid, Scholarships, Student Accounting, etc.
• Supports the team for outreach and coordination effort, including attending local meetings. maintaining project websites, developing research newsletters, supporting data collection, and tracking project milestones and goals.
• Assists PI in preparing progress reports, annual reports, and webinars.
• Coordinates social events, mentor advising, partner and progress meetings.
• Supports fiscal oversight of sponsored project budgets, monitoring, and planning to ensure project activities align with the budget and timeline.
• Processes financial transactions in accordance with the awarded budget.
• Reviews and analyzes financial reports and progress reports from the sub-awardees.
• Reviews and approves Banner financial transactions and other financial charges on projects, ensuring allocations of costs align with federal regulations and university and sponsoring agency policies and procedures.
• Assists the PI and Co-PIs with administrative aspects of projects, including overseeing subcontract executions and payments, distributing and reconciling participant payments, coordinating purchase orders for research materials and supplies, and managing travel and travel reimbursements.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and additional hours as required.
• Related duties as required.

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Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) Health Insurance Short Term Disability Life Insurance Education Benefit Retirement Plan Memberships and Events Student Loan Forgiveness Paid Time Off (PTO) Employees earn paid time off (PTO) as they work. PTO can be used for vacation, holidays, sick days and personal days. Each year, employees can choose to cash out up to 80 hours of available PTO the following calendar year. Health Insurance New employees health, dental, and pharmacy benefits are effective the first day of the month following hire date. Short Term Disability This free benefit provides income support for those who are out of work for a medical reason such as illness, accident, or maternity. After a fifteen day waiting period, it provides 60 percent wage replacement. Life Insurance USA Health provides a free term life insurance policy for our employees based on annual salary. Policies for spouse and dependents are also included. Additional coverage can be purchased for employee, spouse and dependents. Education Benefit University of South Alabama offers a credit on tuition each semester for employees, spouse, and dependents after just six months of employment. Retirement Plan USA Health offers a 5% matching retirement account and other non-matching account choices. Included with this benefit is a free individual session with a financial planner. Memberships and Events Employees can join USA’s state-of-the-art recreation center for a nominal fee. USA football season tickets are available at a discount, and employees can attend all other USA sporting events for free. Student Loan Forgiveness As an employee of a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the U.S. Department of Education.