Research Administration at Johns Hopkins University

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Research Administration at Johns Hopkins
University

• Alexandra A. McKeown
• Associate Dean for Research Administration
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Governors Grants Office Higher Education
  Conference
• May 22, 2012

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FY 11 Research at Johns Hopkins University
Total 1,427,432,779.81
Amounts do not include APL. If APL is included,
additional 1,082,339,402.00 is added to the
total.
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FY11 Research Funding at JHSPH
Total 379,014,831.41
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Research Administration

• Research Administration is a major component of
  Johns Hopkins. In most instances, it is conducted
  by teams of professionals consisting of faculty
  members, research assistants, administrators, and
  students.
• There are five divisional research administration
  offices which oversee sponsored projects
  including contracts, grants, and special funding
  opportunities.  

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Research Administration at Johns Hopkins
Scott L. Zeger Vice Provost for Research
Cheryl-Lee Howard Assistant Provost for Research
Administration
Divisional Deans
Bloomberg School of Public Health Alexandra
McKeown Associate Dean for Research
Administration
School of Medicine Michael B. Amey Associate Dean
for Research Administration
School of Nursing Helene Grady Associate Dean
Finance Ruth Hurd Financial Administrator
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Sarita
Foster Assistant Dean Financial Operations

• Sponsored Projects for
• -Whiting School of Engineering
• Carey School of Business
• School of Education
• Peabody Institute
• Nitze School for Advanced International Studies
• Applied Physics Laboratory (Grants only)
• Homewood Schools Services
• Sheridan Libraries
• Urban Health Institute
• Center for Talented Youth
• Johns Hopkins Press
• Bioethics Institute
• Homewood and Evergreen Houses
• JHPIEGO
• AICGS

Office of Research Information Services (COEUS )

• Compliance
• -Export Controls
• Classified Research

Special and Limited Funding Opportunities
Research Facilities Surveys, Reports, etc.
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JHSPH ORA

• The Office of Research Administration is the
  sponsored projects administration office for the
  Bloomberg School of Public Health, providing top
  quality support to the campus communitys
  research, creative activity, technology transfer
  and outreach/policy initiatives.  ORA identifies
  opportunities and partnerships, facilitates the
  submission of all sponsored project proposals on
  behalf of the School, negotiates and executes
  agreements, provides advice and guidance
  regarding applicable rules and regulations and
  assists faculty, staff and students in proper
  stewardship of the Schools sponsored projects
  and technology transfer initiatives.

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Office of Research Administration
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Life Cycle of Award
Post-Award
Pre-Award
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RAT PACK

• Research Administration Training Program at Johns
  Hopkins University

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Background

• Preparing for Stimulus onslaught of grant
  proposal, award and monitoring
• 1,485 ARRA proposals
• 467 ARRA Awards
• Totaling 219m of funding
• Normal Year
• 5,000 proposals
• 4.5B Requested
• Staff around 1,000 University Wide that manage
  sponsored projects
• Something we always wanted to do

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Description of the Program

• Full Time Two Year Program
• 4 six month rotation cycles
• Research Administration
• Research Department
• Sponsored Shared Services
• Specialized Training and Job Placement
• No guarantee of a position after two years

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Oversight

• Oversight of the program is shared
• Executive Committee
• Mentors
• Supervisors

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Expectations

• Research Administration
• Proposal Review and Submission
• Sub award process
• Contract Negotiations
• Compliance
• Pre-Award

• Research Department
• Proposal Development
• Proposal Submission
• Pre-Award
• Award Management
• Transaction Processing
• Compliance

• Sponsored Shared Services
• Grant Setup
• Invoicing
• Close-out Reporting
• Transfers
• Compliance

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Training

• Trainees are required to participate in five
  tracks
• Basic University Required Training
• Specific Sponsored Projects Training
• Intramural Training
• Extramural Training
• Other Training

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Statistics

• 4 Cohorts
• Cohort 1 5 candidates, 5 graduated and 3
  working at JHU
• Cohort 2 4 candidates, 3 graduated and 3
  working at JHU
• Cohort 3 6 candidates, currently in second
  rotation
• Cohort 4 currently interviewing, target is 5
  candidates. June 1st start.

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Questions?

• Alexandra A. McKeown
• amckeown_at_jhsph.edu
• 410-614-2636