Research Administration Training
Research Administration Training Program
Research administration training at ND is crucial for ensuring the efficient and effective management of research projects. By providing staff with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the complex landscape of funding, regulations, compliance, and project management, research administration training plays a vital role in promoting the success and integrity of research endeavors. Overall, research administration training serves as a cornerstone in supporting the entire research ecosystem, from securing funding to disseminating results, thus reinforcing the foundation upon which scientific progress relies.
NDR offers researchers and staff ResearchWise Hot Topic seminars where you will have the opportunity to connect with fellow professionals who can provide a campus-wide network of resources, ultimately creating a unified culture of learning, sharing, and growth for research at Notre Dame.
RAISE: Research Administration Insight, Support, & Education
We are excited to announce a new series of eLearning courses avaibale in eNDeavor. These courses offer a comprehensive overview of the research lifecycle at Notre Dame. You'll explore how various teams within Notre Dame Research collaborate with campus partners to transform innovative research ideas into meaningful, real-world outcomes. Through these courses, you'll gain insight into the key phases of the research process and the support structures that help bring scholarly projects to life. Courses include:
- It takes a campus: Connecting research and administration at Notre Dame
- Introduction to research administration
- Pre-award basics: Developing proposals and budgets
- Contracts basics: Negotiating agreements and terms
- Post-award basics: Managing awards
- Compliance basics (Coming Soon)
- Research Ideation and Commercialization (Coming Soon)
- Research Business Intelligence and System Support (Coming Soon)
You can find all the courses through the eNDeavorTraining Library, under the ND Research section. We invite you to explore these modules and discover how each one of us contributes to advancing research at Notre Dame!
Notre Dame Research Administration Online Training Resources
CITI Program
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) is a consortium of universities that provides convenient and comprehensive online training modules, for all faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral scholars in a variety of research areas.
- Essentials of Research Administration Training
- Responsible Conduct of Research for Research Administrators (mandatory for all NDRAC staff)
- Log in to CITI with your Notre Dame NetID and password, select "View Courses" for the University of Notre Dame, then scroll to the bottom of the next page and select "Add a course." Enroll in and complete the course you have selected
Other Online Training Resources
National Council of Research Administrators (NCURA) Resources
Additional Resources
NDRAC maintains a library of policy guidelines, forms, and codes needed for proposal preparation, award management, compliance, and more:
Helpful resources offered by other departments are listed below.
- Research and Sponsored Program Accounting Glossary
- Research and Sponsored Program Accounting FAQs
- Quick Reference Guide – Which Finance Tool is Right for Me?
Those who are interested in job-specific training are encouraged to explore opportunities offered by professional associations for research administrators.
- National Council of University Research Administrators
- Society of Research Administrators International
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
- Association of University Export Control
- The Federal Demonstration Partnership
Need More Information?
To give input or for more information on training opportunities or educational resources, please contact ResearchAdmin@nd.edu.