Assistant Director, Research Security, Office of Research Support and Compliance

Assistant Director, Research Security, Office Of Research Support And Compliance

The Office Of Research Support And Compliance (ORSC) at The University Of Texas At Austin functions to ensure that all research conducted at the University is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and University policies. The ORSC educates and supports the University research community with regulatory guidance concerning human subjects research (Institutional Review Board), animal research (Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee), use of biohazardous agents and use of recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids (Institutional Biosafety Committee), financial conflict of interest in research (FCOI), and research integrity education.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes :

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

Please visit the Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

The Assistant Director, Research Security is responsible for daily operational oversight of risk-based monitoring and risk analysis activities in the Research Security Office (RSO) within the Office Of Research Support & Compliance (ORSC). The Assistant Director, Research Security plays a key role in facilitating safe and productive international engagements, ensuring research security related activities and processes operate efficiently, enhance institutional compliance with federal and state requirements, and provide optimal support to university researchers. Key responsibilities for the position include continually monitoring the research security environment, collaborating with the Senior Director to ensure the university remains responsive to the evolving research security landscape, providing outreach to the research community related to the benefits and risks of international collaborations, facilitating collaboration across institutional units to ensure compliance, and leading risk based monitoring and risk analysis processes related to international activities. The Assistant Director, Research Security supervises research security analysts. This position is a member of the Research Support and Compliance leadership team, with shared responsibility for accomplishing research security related goals and objectives.

Required Qualifications

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Salary Range

$120,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Required Materials

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