Category: Staff Subscribe: RSS Job Feed Department: Office of Research & Creative Act. Locations: Bowling Green, KY Posted: Aug 5, 2025 Closes: Open Until Filled Type: Full-time Ref. No.: 994791 Position ID: 191264 Share About Western Kentucky University:

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered, applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906, WKU is the third largest public four-year institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 16,293 students and nearly 2,612 faculty and staff employees.

Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community. At the heart of our mission, we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students, faculty, and staff to become effective scholars, contributors, and leaders in our ever-evolving communities.

Located 65 miles north of Nashville, TN, and just over 100 miles south of Louisville, KY, WKU's main campus is in Bowling Green, KY - a city with approximately 70,000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse, with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green, and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.

Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKU's strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at wku.edu/about.

Job Description:

The Western Kentucky University Office of Research & Creative Activity is pleased to announce we are searching for an Assistant Director of Research Compliance. The Assistant Director of Research Compliance is responsible for ensuring that ethical and legal requirements are known and observed in the conduct of all research and sponsored program activity. In addition, this position serves as the liaison to the Associate Provost for Research, Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) staff, faculty, and other campus stakeholders to keep the WKU community informed of changes to research ethics, compliance regulations, federal/state laws, and WKU policies. Highly qualified candidates are eligible for a hybrid or primarily remote work arrangement. In the case of a primarily remote work arrangement, in-office work on our campus in Bowling Green, KY will be required no more than 10 days (approximately 3 trips to campus) per year.* Duties: Oversees activities relating to vertebrate animal research (IACUC), human participants research (IRB) and biosafety research (IBC) compliance and ensures adherence to pertinent federal, state, and local regulations. Directs the IRB and IACUC review processes, ensuring that all human subjects and animal research protocols comply with federal regulations and University policies. Collaborates with researchers to maintain ethical standards in human subjects and animal research and identifies, monitors, and reports on adverse events. Ensures university compliance with federal and University regulations related to Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research, Financial Conflict of Interest, export controls, research security, and data management. Provides training and technical assistance on research integrity, compliance requirements, and ethical conduct for faculty, staff, and students. Ensures university compliance with federal and university data management policies and reviews data management compliance concerns, particularly with regard to sponsored projects and data use agreements. Monitors changes in state and federal research regulations and updates institutional policies and training materials as needed. Coordinates internal reviews and audits and assists with responses to research compliance inquiries and corrective actions. Works with the Associate Provost for Research and other university units to ensure sufficient compliance protocols are in place to accommodate WKU's expanding research profile. Supervises the Compliance Manager and delegates responsibilities to the Compliance Manager as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned. *revised on 10-13-25 to include hybrid/remote option

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree Minimum of five years of directly related professional experience working with research compliance and/or regulatory policies in a high research activity academic setting Experience supervising full-time employees. Knowledge of state and federal research compliance regulations. Knowledge of regulatory audits and facility inspections. Knowledge of human and animal research protocols and conflict of interest certifications. Competence in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.