The PI will serve as the Director of the Administrative Core. The current Administrative Core of CCRTD iscomposed of a scientific director, manager of administrative services and an administrative secretary. Itserves as an intermediate between the cancer researchers and the bureaucracy of the University. The mainobjectives of the Administrative Core are a) to provide leadership and focal point for organization of allactivities of the proposed Center of Excellence; b) to serve as a medium between the components of theproposed Center of Excellence and NCMHD; and c) to provide financial management, purchasing and otheradministrative services to the faculty and staff of the proposed Center of Excellence. We will utilize currentadvisory committees to oversee the activities of the new center. These are the Institutional AdvisoryCommittee (IAC), the External Advisory Committee (EAC), and the Local External Advisory Committee(LEAC). The Core Director will oversee all day-to-day administrative responsibilities of proposed centerwhich include implementing the policies of the program after consultation and guidance from the IAC, EACand the LEAC. The Administrative Core is designed to maintain a strong and seamless communication withmembers of CCRTD and their research staff. The administrative staff provides scientists with the services ofpost-award management duties such as establishment of University budget accounts for each grant,processing purchase requisitions for each grant, interacting with the staffs of the Offices of Grants andContracts, Research and Sponsored Programs, and Purchasing and Accounts Payable and preparingmonthly budget printouts for each scientist. The Administrative Core also organizes weekly group meetings,weekly invited speaker series and annual symposia. The Administrative Core will coordinate the activities ofall components and cores of the proposed Center of Excellence.
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