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Position Type Civil Service Classification Title Grants and Contracts Associate Position's Functional Title Assistant Director for Research Compliance Position Start Date 04/01/2019 Position End Date (if temporary) Position Summary

The Assistant Director for Research Compliance will be responsible for the following:

- Providing support for operational and administration processes, including research compliance monitoring, consent and protocol oversight, consultation with investigators, related data entry with analysis and reports of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care, and Use Committee (IACUC) activities.

- Ensuring that the institution’s Financial Conflict of Interest policy is followed and implemented and that all documents and training are tracked.

- Being the point of contact for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program, coordinating training modules, educating researchers on access and completion of training modules, and tracking the training for the IRB and IACUC committees.

- Developing, updating, and implementing internal procedures, practices, and working with the chairs of the committees to ensure that our policies and procedures remain compliant and in line with federal regulations.

- Overseeing the administration and operation of our electronic system for IRB, as well as training for users of this electronic system.

- Assisting with compliance-related data collection and reporting as well as development of management solutions for compliance reporting needs.

- Monitoring and updating the OSPR websites for accurate research compliance components.

- Interacting with various GSU senior administration officials, deans, program chairs, principal investigators, other offices, and external sponsors.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

2. Additional knowledge, education, training and/or sponsored project experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position may be required.

• Two (2) years of professional level work experience in managerial and/or business experience, including two (2) years in a position related to academic research with human subjects.

• Successful experience in project management, administration, and database management.

• Demonstrated exemplary customer service and public relation skills, diplomacy and tact working with faculty, students, staff and the general public.

• CIP (Certified IRB Professional) or CIM (Certified IRB Manager) or able to obtain within one year of employment with support from the University.

3. Proficient using Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Management from an accredited institution.

2. Five years of experience in a position related to academic research with human subjects.

3. CIP (Certified IRB Professional) or CIM (Certified IRB Manager).

Posting Date 02/19/2019 Closing Date 03/11/2019 Open Until Filled No Posting Number CS0281P Type of Search External Quicklink for Posting http://employment.govst.edu/postings/4185 Employee ID Department Special Instructions to Applicants

This is a Civil Service position at Governors State University which requires a Credentials Assessment exam type for this position. Applicants are not required to report in person for this exam. You will receive your examination score via e-mail within 2 weeks after the closing date.

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

Credentials Assessment Exam Scoring Information:

In order to be considered for this position, applicants are required to provide documentation that verifies that the minimum qualifications of this Civil Service position have been met. The required documents that are submitted in the online application (cover letter, résumé, and college transcripts, which show the conferred graduation date and earned degree), as well as any included other/optional documents will be reviewed and/or used in the scoring of the Credentials Assessment. These documents must be attached to this vacancy by March 11, 2019.

When completing your online application, please be sure to provide detailed information about your work experience, including dates of employment, applicable full-time and part-time employment, and specific duties and responsibilities.

Transcripts/Licenses/Certifications MUST be uploaded electronically to your online application. Due to the high volume of applications received, only college transcripts submitted/attached electronically to this posting will be used for the review and the consideration of this vacancy.

If you are a Veteran, you may be eligible to receive Veteran’s Preference Points on a passing examination score, by submitting proof of eligibility to the Department of Human Resources, such as a copy of your DD214/DD215 form (Department of Defense), NGB22 form (National Guard), or Discharge Orders or DD256 Discharge Certificate (Reserves), no later than March 11, 2019.

Please attach a list of three professional references.

For fullest consideration, the above-mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than the closing date of the posting.

We appreciate your interest in employment at Governors State University.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * What is the highest level of education attained?
   • GED
   • High School Diploma
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • Doctorate Degree
   • ABD
2. * Do you possess a current Certified Research Administrator (CRA) recognition?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * How many years of experience in higher education grants administration do you have?
   • none
   • 1-4
   • 5-10
   • 10-13
   • 14+

Required Documents Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Transcripts
4. List of References

Optional Documents

1. Veteran’s Preference Points Documentation
2. Certification/Professional License
3. Letter of Recommendation
4. Other
5. Other2
6. Other3
7. Other4