Texas A&M University's Research Security Office needs a Research Compliance Coordinator to assist in ensuring compliance with research regulations, including export controls, research security, and reviews of visiting scholars and foreign employees.
Requirements
- Three years of research administration, export control, or related experience.
- Working knowledge of Federal and University regulations pertaining to financial conflicts of interest, and/or experience in sponsored research administration or education.
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
- Experience in a regulatory affairs compliance, research administration/compliance, or export control related area.
- Law degree or legal experience; EAR and/or ITAR certifications.
- Working knowledge of export control regulations, research compliance, federal grant and contract regulations and practical application of current research administration issues.
- Working knowledge of electronic systems used in facilitating export control compliance (i.e. Visual Compliance, SNAP-R, Maestro, AggieBuy, Maestro, Concur, Dimensions, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Assists directors with international activity review requests to ensure compliance with federal, state, and University policies, rules, SAPs, and guidelines.
- Conduct applicable restricted party screenings.
- Monitors document submissions, reports, and notices for quality control, and maintains records.
- Communicates with and provides timely responses related to export control reviews, including issues.
- Assists the director with the review of visiting scholar and foreign employee requests to ensure compliance with federal, state, and University policies, rules, SAPs, and guidelines.
- Log, track, and follow-up on all Visiting Scholar and Foreign Employee requests.
- Maintain all visiting scholar and foreign employee spreadsheets used for metrics data.
Other
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage a large volume of work under pressure with competing needs.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with strong commitment to customer service.
- Ability to carry out tasks independently.
- Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Personal or professional experience in working with people.
- This position is security sensitive
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to apply
