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University of Florida · 3 months ago

Associate Director, Research Security and Export Control Officer

Gainesville, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$130K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

The University of Florida is seeking an Associate Director, Research Security and Export Control Officer to oversee its Export Control compliance program and research security efforts. The role involves ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, conducting risk assessments, and promoting research compliance throughout the university.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Serve as the UF Empowered Official for Export Controls, overseeing UF’s Export Control compliance program, ensuring compliance with relevant export control compliance. This includes reviews of research projects, invention disclosures, material transfer agreements, and other UF efforts for export control issues

Draft, submit and monitor all export control related license applications, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) licenses and Technical Assistance Agreements, Export Administration Regulations (EAR) licenses, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licenses. Draft commodity jurisdiction and commodity classification requests

Responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring Technology Control Plans (TCP) and related export exemptions/exceptions. Perform ongoing (at least annual) compliance reviews of TCP and other mitigation plans

Maintain familiarity with internal and external research compliance developments and regulations, including but not limited to, ITAR, EAR, OFAC embargoes and sanctions regulations, Department of Energy (DOE) 10 C.F.R. Part 810, Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities, DOE 10 C.F.R. Part 110 Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material, and Automated Export System/Electronic Export Information filing rules

Develop UF guidelines, policies, and procedures related to export control compliance

Lead the office’s research security efforts, to include risk assessment and mitigation

Review and approve international sponsored research projects, agreements, and collaborations for compliance with UF, state, and federal requirements

Conduct screening and review of engagement with foreign collaborators, employment applications for foreign employees and visitors, and UF employee international travel

Conduct risk assessments of international engagements and implement risk mitigation as appropriate

Monitor legislation/regulations the area of research security, including National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM – 33), CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, and Florida Statutes

Collaborate and consult with administrators in central expert offices as well as in research locales across UF to conduct periodic reviews to determine the adequacy of coverage and effectiveness of existing programs and components

Promote research compliance throughout the University, with a particular emphasis on customer service, technology and data-collection improvements to support better service, implementation, management, performance of programs, and monitoring and self-correction. Provide outreach and education to faculty, staff, and students in the ethical conduct of research

Provide direct supervision and mentoring to three professional Compliance Analysts, and mentorship to other department staff. Provide direction and guidance as needed and create and oversee work assignments for the team

Qualification

Export control complianceResearch security programRegulatory interpretationProgram managementLeadership skillsScience backgroundEngineering backgroundLegal backgroundInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Master's degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience