PSOM Research Administration Academy

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Program Structure: 

The ORSS Research Administration Training Academy sources, recruits, and trains new graduates and career-changers with no experience in research administration. After participating in a six month development program, Academy graduates go on to fill entry-level positions in research administration across PSOM. The Academy curriculum includes: 

 

Curriculum:

  • Understanding our Learning Style
  • Orientation (Learning Styles Assessment, Getting Started on Penn’s Systems)
  • Research Administration at Penn
  • Project Management
  • Project Budgeting
  • Sponsor and Agreement Types
  • Compliance and Regulations
  • NIH Proposal Development (R’s, K’s, F’s)
  • Foundations
  • The Bridge Between Pre & Post
  • Project Accounting
  • Industry/Sponsored Research Agreements
  • SubContract Management
  • PI Reporting
  • Departmental Reporting

Curriculum Under Development:

  • Industry Clinical Trials
  • Service Centers
  • Training Grants
  • Large Complex Grants (P’s, U’s)
  • Export Control & Visual Compliance
  • VA Joint Appointments
  • Introduction to Research Administration at Penn
  • Project Management for Research Administration 
  • Budgeting for Sponsored Research 
  • F, K and R Proposal Development
  • Foundation Proposal Development  
  • Corporate Proposal Development 
  • RPPRs
  • Reporting 
  • The Bridge Between Pre-Award and Post-Award
  • Panel Discussions with Seasoned Research Administrators

Currently the research administration academy is not enrolling a new cohort.  However, ORSS is happy to announce we are now offering instructor-led sessions to ALL business office staff.  To read class descriptions, view the schedule, and register for sessions, go to Workday Learning and search “ORSS”.