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Contract Grant Assistant

Rutgers University

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Posted:

November 15, 2025

Location:

New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Contract Grant Assistant for the Office for Research. The Office for Research's mission is to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all Rutgers faculty. The Office accomplishes its mission by convening with academic and research leaders, providing integrated, user-focused resources, services, and tools, and partnering with faculty. As part of the Office for Research, this position serves as a member of a team of professionals in RU's ASAP Unit and will work with Research Financial Services (RFS) to facilitate the sponsored project activity to establish award accounts. The position reports to the Senior Manager for ASAP and is a critical bridge between the proposal stage in Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) and the sponsored project activity in Research Financial Services (RFS).

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

Oversees award and agreement management and coordination, financial grants management relating to award establishment, compliance relating to award establishment as well as processing, distributing, and establishing executed awards in the RU's internal financial and administrative systems.
Identifies financial, administrative, and/or regulatory issues impacting the execution of an award.
Works with the research community to resolve these issues and establish the appropriate accounting framework on fully executed awards.
Works collaboratively with the Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) GS team to resolve issues and establish award setup in a timely fashion.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree preferably in accounting, finance, business administration or related field and two years or more of work experience in an office setting.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

Usage of a standard desktop computer and multiple databases, all with their own unique and non‐linked software, necessitating operating knowledge and correlation of data.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Work environment is a busy, deadline driven office.
No unusual physical demands.

Posting Number: 25ST2322

Internal Number: 262773

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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Contract Grant Assistant

Rutgers University

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