Post Award Specialist (Open Rank: Entry-Principal)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department: Physiology and Biophysics

Job Title: Post Award Specialist (Open Rank: Entry-Principal)

Position #00798052 – Requisition #39676

Job Summary:

The Department of Physiology and Biophysics is seeking to hire an open rank Post Award Specialist (Entry-Principal level). This position will provide direct professional support of research activities. Functions include contracts and grants administration, regulatory compliance, sponsor communication and post award management, human subject compliance, research animal compliance. Providing high-level research administration support for the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. This position will report to the Director of Finance and Administration and work closely with department faculty.

This position relies heavily on advanced Microsoft Excel skills to manage, analyze, and forecast complex sponsored project finances. The incumbent must be able to independently build and maintain detailed financial tracking tools, perform reconciliations, create projections, and analyze large data sets to support compliance, decision‑making, and effective stewardship of research funds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Activate Grant Accounts

• Contract and Subcontract Administration

• Reconcile grant, AEF and gift accounts on a monthly basis, reviewing transactions for appropriateness

• Provide monthly financial projections to PI’s and the Director of Finance and Administration on all sponsored programs and start-up accounts

• Process grant account close-outs

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Physiology and Biophysics seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

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