1. Tell us about your experience and how it relates to the position you are applying for 2. Tell us about a time that you encountered a challenge in contract & grants and what was the result 3. What would you do if a PI came to you upset because you committed an error on a proposal? 4. How do you deal with difficult and pushy coworkers or people you work with? 5. How do you stay organized when dealing with competing deadlines? 6. If you had to help a PI start a new summer research program, how would you go about supporting them? 7. What is your process like when creating/submitting proposals? 8. What is your preferred communication style? 9. Can you let us know what you feel are key components in successfully managing contracts and grants? 10. Do you have experience closing out awards? 11. Can you tell us your experience developing, managing and reconciling budgets? 12. Do you have any experience in managing self supporting programs that involve periodic invoicing, balancing account, analyzing financial activities? 13. can you please tell us about a complicated financial report you have had to prepare? What was the report about how do you compile it, what tools you use? 14.As you know, research administration is an ever changing field. You will at times, find yourself facing a challenge you have not experienced before. How do you problem solve these situations where you're forced to learn on the job?
