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Get in touch: billiter1@kenyon.edu or 740 427 5088.

• Assumes overall responsibility for establishing a best-in-class OSFP and ensuring that it serves the needs of its clients.

• Liaisons with college administrators and senior staff.

• Advocates for the resources necessary to create a robust grant seeking culture at Kenyon.

• Recruits members for the OSFP Faculty Advisory Group, coordinates and leads meetings, and ensures that it remains a dynamic working group.

• Continually monitors faculty research/creative/pedagogical interests.

• Meets with faculty members individually or in tandem with the assistant director at any stage of the grant seeking process.

• Stays abreast of funding opportunities and agency regulations.

• Develops relationships and facilitates contact with agency staff, including PI/PD calls with program officers.

• With the assistant director, provides leadership, guidance and support for the development of viable projects, from initial idea generation through submission of proposals or applications.

• With the assistant director, develops and hosts workshops on the various aspects of grant seeking.

• Consults with PIs/PDs as necessary to ensure that work on an active grant/ sponsored project is progressing satisfactorily, including reports to funding agencies.

• Guides and supports the assistant director in managing the day-to-day functions of the OSFP.

Get in touch: sukrungruang2@kenyon.edu.

• Manages the day-to-day functions of the OSFP.

• Remains up-to-date on faculty research, creative, and pedagogical interests.

• Works closely with PIs/PDs to match project ideas with viable funding prospects.

• Meets with faculty members individually or in tandem with the executive director at any stage of the grantseeking process.

• Routinely triages new funding opportunities with the aim of targeting specific faculty or administrator interests.

• Reviews drafts of proposals or applications, with particular emphasis on technical aspects, such as budgets (with the business office) or agency-specific proposal development guidelines.

• Assists with submission of collaborative or subaward documentation/assurances.

• Coordinates IRB applications and maintains records, including protocols involving human subjects, use of animals in research, or other internal/external compliance matters.

• Shepherds approvals/sign-off from the Controller's Office, academic departments, and College administration for all proposal submissions.

• Monitors and interprets all relevant regulations and practices associated with federal, state, local and private funding sources.

• Provides troubleshooting assistance for all applications and post-award administration.

• Maintains OSFP webpages and social media.

Get in touch: millera1@kenyon.edu or 740-427-5712.

Primary authorized signatory on behalf of the college for all proposals/applications. Located in the Office of Accounting.

• Works closely with OSFP and PIs/PDs to ensure the accuracy of proposed budgets, fiscal compliance with agency and college regulations prior to submission, and submits proposals/applications upon receipt of final approval from the Provost.

• Oversees the financial administration of awards, including no-cost extensions, subawards, close-out, etc.

• Prepares financial reports for agency reimbursement and for required reports.

• Assists the coordinator of grants administration and PIs/PDs as necessary in managing project funds.

• Ensures that funds are expended within the project period and that budget categories are not overspent.

Get in touch: busenburgw@kenyon.edu or 740-427-5551.

• Supports and assists faculty and staff from any division, department or program with fiscal and post-award matters related to external grants, manages grant budget records, and routinely reconciles those records with/against College accounting records.

• Works with and supports PIs/PDs and the Accounting Office on reimbursements for expenses, invoices, student and postdoctoral payroll charges, and requisitions. 

• Monitors grant charges and ensures proper allocation within the budget, consistent with the work completed as affirmed by the PI/PD, and allowable and allocable to specific grants.

• Prepares grant-related disbursement requests, including travel-related activities, reconciliation reports, invoices for faculty stipends and other invoices.

• Works closely with and supports PIs/PDs to ensure that invoices are processed and all equipment is purchased within sponsoring agencies guidelines and deadlines.

• Monitors grant reporting deadlines, alerts faculty as necessary, and assists with time & effort calculations.

• Assists PIs/PDs in keeping records on the impact of grant-related activity.

• Reconciles faculty and staff purchasing cards for active grants.

• Develops tracking and other reports as requested by the executive or assistant director.

Get in touch: bowmanj@kenyon.edu or 740-427-5117.

Authorizes all proposed budgets and activities once received from assistant controller, and gives the final approval for submission of faculty proposals seeking external funding.

• Direct supervisor of the executive director of OSFP.

• Encourages faculty and staff to seek external funding for research, curriculum development, training and service projects.

• Assesses departmental or unit personnel needs in light of grant and contract activity and approving faculty and staff effort proposed for the project (often delegates to associate provosts).

• Assists  PIs/PDs in identifying source(s) of matching funds (cash and in-kind) if required by the sponsor (frequently delegates to associate provosts).

• Approves PI/PD requests to the sponsoring agency via signature on documents such as the Letter of Intent.

• As necessary, participate in negotiation of a grant or contract.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop the proposal narrative and project budget.

• Comply with Kenyon's policies and procedures, including ethical conduct, financial conflict of interest, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, the use of human subjects in research, animal welfare and subcontractor oversight.

• Abide by state and federal regulations and college policies and procedures related to human resource management, procurement, travel, safety, etc.

• Manage project funds, including expending funds within the project period and within designated budget categories.

• Request budget modifications and no-cost extensions through the Office of Sponsored Faculty Projects.

• Provide documentation of grant/contract expenditures and matching contributions to the Controller’s Office in a timely manner.

• Complete and submit required reports according to award terms and conditions.

• Inform OSFP of any substantive matters or changes to an award.