- Assist the Program Director in planning and coordinating research activities;
- Integrate cross-disciplinary research;
- Oversee fiscal and resources management and ensuring that all agency and university guidelines are met;
- Maintain ongoing communication with NIEHS, EPA and other Superfund Research Programs;
- Organize an Annual Meeting of all investigators, guest scientists and the advisory boards;
- Coordinate reviews by the internal and external advisory boards;
- Assist in the organization of national and international meetings related to the Superfund research Program;
- Produce all progress reports, manuscripts and other written documents related to the program in a timely manner;
- Set up and maintain databases of publications, trainees, personnel, investigator addresses, and equipment inventory;
- Provide day-to-day administrative assistance to the Director, Deputy Director and Business Manager.
Core A: Administration
Leaders: Martyn T. Smith and Catherine P. Koshland
The goal of the Administration Core is to provide a centralized staff to unify the research program under the Program Director and Deputy Director's guidance and facilitate the coordination of the research projects to fulfill the research goals of the grant. Specifically, this core will do the following: