Director of Research Security & Export Control

Clemson University is seeking a dynamic, experienced individual to serve as the Director of Research Security & Export Control. The Director will lead a team of professionals reporting to the Senior Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors to oversee compliance with federal research security and export control laws and regulations; federal sponsor requirements and guidelines; and the University's policies and procedures governing research security and export control across Clemson's research, academic and business activities.

One of the leading public research institutions in the southern U.S., Clemson offers more than 200 baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in the humanities and STEM sciences, with a significant and growing emphasis in Engineering, Computing, and Veterinary medicine. In the last five years, the university's multiple innovation campuses have earned national and international recognition as leaders in university-industry partnerships and for their contributions in advanced automotive research, human genetics, biomedical engineering and environmental restoration.

Clemson's federally sponsored portfolio includes fundamental and secure research, as well as classified programs.

The Director position offers an extraordinary opportunity to grow and lead a multi-faceted compliance program integral to Clemson's research and academic growth strategy. Recognizing the critical importance of research security and export control to the university, Clemson's leadership will rely significantly on the Director to mitigate risks and forge supportive solutions. Hence, serving in this senior advisory capacity is foundational to the scope of this position, as well as nurturing the professional growth of the research security and export control professional team

ensuring the effective implementation of best practice measures to meet NDAA, CHIPS + Science, and NSPM-33 requirements, South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), as applicable, including but not limited to:

• Advancing the build-out of our foreign influence prevention and related conflict of interest and outside activity safeguards
• With CCIT, coordinating Clemson's information technology and data security CUI solutions applicable to our restricted research, including the interface between system security plans (SSPs) and technology control plans (TCPs)
• Stewarding research security safeguards in relation to international employee and visiting scholars' visa programs
• Evaluating higher-risk global engagement across academic, research, and business transactions, including international collaborations, international travel, IP commercialization, international sabbatical-based research, and procurement programs
• Serving as the primary point of contact for addressing and resolving research security questions and concerns
• Advancing Clemson's research security training program, including helping faculty and staff recognize research security concerns and escalation scenarios
• Building out web-based guidance and procedural content
• Timely communication and implementation of new regulatory requirements
• Promoting staff growth and education in research security.

The Director will continue to maintain and strengthen compliance-related relationships with academic, research, and business teams, placing high value on communication and advisory skills that support this work and on the ability to help the Clemson research community gauge and assess research security risks. The Director will also play a critical role in updating related policies as needed.

implement, manage and maintain all core export compliance procedures informing academic, research, and operational activities, including:

• Restricted party screening
• International shipping (export classification, preparation of license authorizations, use of license exceptions, and pursuit of methods to centralize export control review of international shipping)
• Deemed export reviews associated with visa sponsorship, access to lab and research facilities, industry and recharge service contracts, and identification of procurement-related risks
• Grant and contract reviews for export control requirements and coordination of data security requirements with Information Technology/Data Security teams
• Technology Control Plans (TCPs) to address publication and citizenship restrictions, as well as access restrictions to equipment or material
• Preparation of CCAT and CJ requests, and other U.S. Government submissions
• Visitor reviews vis-à-vis export-sensitive laboratories and facilities
• Technology transfer reviews for IP commercialization, MTAs and NDAs
• Analysis of international agreements and inter-institutional opportunities
• OFAC-governed transactions under the Specially Designated National List, Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, and other trade and economic sanctions regulations or legislation
• Transfer of controlled…