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Howard University Graduate School

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Consistently producing the nation's largest number of African-American doctoral recipients.

Washington, DC

Higher Education
11–50 people

About

Howard University Graduate School offers 44 programs and over 100 specializations. Our wide-ranging programs consistently aid students in successfully obtaining post-graduate degrees. Students accepted to Howard University’s Graduate School are not only equipped with tools to be successful but they are encouraged to develop thought processes that enable them to seek truth and provide service to communities around the world. Being a part of an institution that is currently ranked No. 30 in the "Nation's Most Innovative Schools"​ list issued by U.S. News & World Report, we are proud to maintain our consistency in producing the nation's largest number of African-American on-campus doctoral degree recipients. We are committed to maintaining Howard University’s unique mission that amplifies its core values of leadership, excellence, truth and service. Howard University is a comprehensive, research-intensive historically black private university located in Washington, D.C. Total enrollment is approximately 11,000 students in its undergraduate, graduate, professional, and joint degree programs, which span more than 120 areas of study within 13 schools and colleges, the University is dedicated to educating students from diverse backgrounds. Since its founding in 1867, Howard has awarded more than 120,000 degrees and certificates in the arts, the sciences, and the humanities.

Open positions

Assistant Director of Pre-Award (Outgoing Awards)

Hybrid · London

The Assistant Director leads the outgoing subaward function, overseeing the full lifecycle from risk assessment and drafting to execution and compliance reporting. They provide direct supervision to staff, ensuring audit-ready documentation and effective handoffs to downstream departments.

Senior Research Scientist

On-site · London

The Senior Research Scientist will lead the development of human-centered AI approaches and design educational curriculum focused on socially and culturally relevant AI. They will also collaborate on research projects and have the opportunity to mentor students and engage in grant writing.

Assistant Director of Post Award

Hybrid · London

The Assistant Director provides leadership and oversight for Post Award administration, managing daily operations and ensuring compliance with federal guidelines and university policies. This role collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to support the research enterprise while managing staff performance and financial reporting.

Cloud Engineer I

On-site · London

The Cloud Engineer will design and manage secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure to support a multi-institutional research consortium. This role involves automating environment provisioning, managing identity governance, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards like FedRAMP and NIST.

Senior Sponsored Agreements Administrator

Hybrid · London

The Senior Sponsored Agreements Administrator independently reviews, negotiates, and manages a portfolio of sponsored agreements, including grants, contracts, and clinical trial agreements. The role ensures institutional compliance, manages risk, and coordinates handoffs between pre-award, post-award, and other central offices.

Sr. Director of Pre-Award

Hybrid · London

The Senior Director of Pre-Award leads the university's outgoing research administration function, overseeing proposal development, subawards, and consultant agreements. This role manages pre-award staff, ensures compliance with federal and institutional standards, and collaborates with leadership to optimize research operations.

Applications Analyst

On-site · London

The Applications Analyst manages the end-to-end lifecycle of strategic software applications for a nine-institution research consortium. This includes coordinating system integrations, managing vendors, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards within an Azure environment.

Information Systems, Technology and Security Manager

On-site · London

Manage information systems technology and security for the Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy, ensuring compliance with government security and privacy laws. Design and maintain a cybersecure research network to support Department of Defense research, development, testing, and evaluation.

Proposal Development Associate

On-site · London

The Proposal Development Associate supports the acquisition of new awards by assisting faculty with the preparation, organization, and editing of high-quality research proposals and budgets. This includes advising on funding opportunities, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and developing training workshops to increase application competitiveness.

Prospect Research Analyst

On-site · Waterloo

This role involves identifying, tracking, segmenting, and analyzing donor records and key relationships to meet university fundraising objectives, requiring systematic review of news and publications to update prospect information. Core duties include timely creation of prospect briefings and reports using research tools, leveraging analytics for portfolio management, and maintaining prospect data in Raiser's Edge.