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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Associate Director, Restricted Research, Office of Research Support and Compliance in Austin, Texas
Implement a program to provide campus-wide infrastructure, resources, and support for research involving controlled unclassified information (CUI). Collaborate with UT information technology personnel, researchers, and UTs Defense Research Advancement office to establish secure research computing and laboratory environments that comply with federal requirements for protecting CUI.Develop information resources and deliver training to assist researchers with understanding the requirements for working with CUI and implementing those requirements, as needed, for their sponsored research.Consult with Principal Investigators (PI) in pre-award or post-award review of information technology security and privacy controls compliance requirements.?Develop and manage security standards, guidelines, policies, procedures, processes and controls based on best practices, compliance frameworks (for example Supplier Performance Risk System NIST assessments), and audit findings. Perform ongoing monitoring of research projects and environments to ensure continued compliance with security requirements. Assess, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the adequacy of the cybersecurity controls for the universitys environment and business objectives.Develop plans and tracking for non-compliance with applicable controls, POAandMs, and monitor remediation progress against agreed upon timelines.?Engage in ongoing risk assessment across the university research environment, develop risk registers aligned to NIST controls, and implement risk mitigation controls in collaboration with university IT, academic units, and researchers.Evaluate new and existing technologies for compliance with information governance controls (e.g., access, authentication, encryption, logging, retention). Perform other duties as assigned.?
