Research Integrity Coordinator, Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors

Previous work handling research misconduct cases or working in a research support office or a research unit at a university.

$55,000 + depending on qualifications

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original

Assists the RIO in carrying out research misconduct cases in accordance with federal and university policies.

Reviews policies related to the research misconduct cases; assists and coordinates with VPR portfolio staff to review the processes, structures and materials that facilitate better communication and transparency in research misconduct cases; ensures compliance in research misconduct proceedings; offers support in handling research misconduct cases such as communication with complainants and respondents

Partners with VPR stakeholders (the Provost's Office, Deans, ADRs, and others) to develop a principle-based approach to research integrity and ethics with the goal of improving communications and transparency to address conflict in the research and publication process.

Tasks may include collaborating on innovative curricula development, programs to address difficult dialogues such as authorship disputes, data ownership, and intellectual property, developing content for RIO presentations to the campus community and administrators, maintaining a repository of research misconduct related material, and serving on committees to promote the ethical pursuit of scholarship at the university.

Develops and establishes processes for research misconduct-related policies and procedures.

Assesses the University's research misconduct-related policies and standard operating procedures as consistent with peer institutions.