Pay Range: Targeted Salary of $60,400

Benefits Eligible: True

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may include some weekends)

Travel: Required

For Best Consideration Date: 

Position Introduction:

The University of Oklahoma's Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships is home to one of the most dynamic and growing research enterprises in the nation, driving discovery, fostering innovation, and building partnerships that create real impact across Oklahoma and beyond.

Are you motivated by collaborative problem-solving and the chance to advance impact-centered research? Join a team that sits at the heart of OU's research mission to answer the question, “Where Better Than Oklahoma?”

Why this is an exciting place to build your career:

Broad impact. Your work will support faculty and researchers across disciplines, helping translate ideas into funded, compliant, and impactful programs.

Collaborative culture. Work side by side with researchers, department leaders, external partners, and a dedicated administrative team committed to excellence.

Room to grow. Join a mission-driven office that invests in its people and offers opportunities to develop expertise at the intersection of research, compliance, strategy, and partnership.
This is more than an administrative role. It's a chance to be part of something larger. If you're ready to grow your career while helping OU researchers do their best work, we'd love to have you on our team.

Learn more at ou.edu/research

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships seeks a skilled senior-level administrative coordinator to support the administration of OVPRP strategic research efforts including the domains of national security, energy, health, and extreme weather, as well as research administration units spanning external partnerships, technology commercialization and development, and more.

The position is primarily expected to office in the OVPRP's Oklahoma City office in Convergence OKC and support the staff working therein. Regular travel to the Norman campus and occasional travel to the Tulsa campus or other in-state travel may be minimally required.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Will accept 48 months of job-related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 84 months of related experience.
• 36 months of related experience.

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes