The Assistant Director of Research Administration provides School-level leadership and oversight for the BBS Grant Core, with a primary focus on pre-award strategy, compliance, and operational consistency across departments. This position is a newly established role designed to support and guide embedded departmental Research Administrators (RAs) while strengthening coordination, standardization, and proactive management of the School’s research portfolio.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Finance and Administration, with a dotted-line relationship to the Associate Dean of Research and the department research administrators, the Assistant Director serves as a key liaison between departments and central administrative units. The role ensures alignment with University policies, sponsor requirements, and federal regulations—including OMB 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance)—while providing senior leadership with regular reporting on proposal activity, projections, compliance risks, and areas of concern. This position supervises the Manager, Research Administration.

Through training, oversight, and strategic coordination, this position enhances proposal competitiveness, mitigates risk, and ensures a consistent, high-quality approach to research administration across all BBS departments.

-Bachelor’s degree in related field.
-Three plus years relevant professional experience.
-Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

What We Can Offer
UT Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer an employee-friendly work environment with a comprehensive benefits package including:

All UT Dallas employees have access to various professional development opportunities, including a membership to Academic Impressions, LinkedIn Learning, and UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program.

Visit https://hr.utdallas.edu/employees/benefits/ for more information.

About Us
UT Dallas is a top public research university located in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan regions. Our seven schools offer more than 140 undergraduate and graduate programs, plus professional certificates and fast-track programs. Our student body is 31,000 strong, reflecting students from over 100 countries and a multiplicity of identities and experiences. UT Dallas is committed to graduating well-rounded members of the global community whose education has prepared them for rewarding lives and productive careers in a constantly changing world.

Rich with visual and performing arts venues, museum districts, professional and semi-professional athletics teams, botanical gardens, accessible trails and so much more, the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex has something for everyone to explore. UT Dallas partners with regional higher education institutions and school districts and with the Richardson Innovation Quarter (Richardson IQ), a major hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and educational activities.

1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

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