Job Summary:

To serve as initial contact for faculty, investigators and departments in support of research administration. Provides appropriate resources for requests to ensure accurate and timely handling of research services.

Major Duties / Critical Tasks:

• Works with the Director to identify/maximize available resources to promote faculty research and intellectual property development.

• Provides guidance to faculty and their staff regarding many issues relating to pre award, post award, and financial administration of their grants and contracts.

• Provides advice to faculty and their staff regarding most federal regulations, UTMB’s policies and procedures relating to research administration, and on purpose and content of Research Services’ forms.

• Provides advice to faculty and their staff on how to obtain information relating to their research from at least one Research Services database.

• Meets with designated faculty and departmental staff, attends relevant lectures, forums, poster sessions, for the purpose of assessing needs and offering support.

• Contacts new faculty members to orient them to available service lines.

• Records research interests of the faculty.

• Handles intake for service requests from departmental faculty and staff; responsible for timely and accurate capture of relevant service request data.

• Resolves service issues in a timely response, involving subject matter experts and support personnel when appropriate.

• Works with Director to review service requests for trends and to note those areas when/where services can be provided via more appropriate media.

• Coordinates dissemination of research opportunities.

• Monitors current programs and incorporates knowledge into recommendations for faculty.

• Interacts with all divisions of Research Services for optimal service delivery.

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

• Performs related duties as required.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and no experience required.

Equipment: 

Standard office equipment.

Working Environment:

Standard office environment

Other: 

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. 

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.