Director, Research Security and Export Compliance

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VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and its Research Security and Export Control Office invite all interested candidates to apply for our Director, Research Security and Export Compliance position

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Primary Purpose and General Responsibilities:

Implement and sustain a program that ensures compliance with NSPM-33 and federal or private sponsor research security requirements. Provide education and guidance to researchers on best practices and requirements, including a robust website, for data handling, data protections, export controls, and other research security risk areas. Develop, implement, and update policies, processes, and standard operating procedures related to federal and other sponsor regulations on research security and export control. Foster relationships with governmental agencies involved in export control and research security concerns. Oversee and assist in the preparation and submission of export licenses, technical assistance agreements, commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, and other export control-related documents. Coordinate with University legal counsel on research security and export control related issues. Keep abreast of new laws and regulations affecting compliance with research security and export control regulations and respond to proposed regulatory changes. Supervise Assistant Director of Export Compliance. Develop, implement and maintain the Export Control Management System.