Research & Innovation Officer - Office of Sponsored Research

Shall be responsible to provide the following administrative support to the faculty and students: Pre-Award Support: Identify government and industry funding opportunities and circulate them to relevant faculty/researchers. Support in proposal preparation, budget creation, and submission through appropriate channels. Coordinate institutional approvals and ensure compliance with sponsor guidelines and deadlines. Post-Award Management: Facilitate project initiation, fund disbursement, and maintain project documentation. Monitor project progress, prepare interim and final reports, and track deliverables. Coordinate financial reconciliations, fund utilization tracking and audit readiness in collaboration with the finance office. Research Administration & Oversight: Coordinate monthly research review meetings , prepare agenda and MOMs, and follow up on action items. Support the internal review process for research proposals, hiring of research scholars, ethics clearances, and progress evaluations. Assist in organizing research conferences, seminars, communications, and reporting. Maintain databases of funded projects, submission status, deadlines, and outcome metrics. Prepare periodic reports, budget utilization, dashboards, and research summaries for internal and external stakeholders. Innovation & Incubation Support: Facilitate institutional efforts in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship , including support for faculty/startup-led incubation activities. Coordinate with the incubation centre , faculty innovators, and student teams to track and document innovation outcomes. Assist in preparing proposals and documents for innovation grants and startup support schemes. Maintain records of incubated ventures, patents filed, products developed, and technology transfers. Recognitions & Approvals: Lead efforts to obtain and maintain key institutional recognitions and approvals , (for ex. UGC/AICTE compliance for research schemes). Coordinate submission of applications, renewal documents, and audits for these recognitions. Capacity Building & Outreach: Provide administrative support to Research Committees and Ethics Boards. Reach out to organizations to get live-projects, internships for the Research & Academic team. Maintain communication with funding agencies for clarifications, amendments, or compliance matters. Perform other additional responsibilities as requested from time to time.

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