• Assistant Director of DLCI Research Administration…

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)


    Assistant Director of DLCI Research Administration Engagement

     

    + Job Number: 25029

    + Functional Area: Administration

    + Department: VP for Research

    + School Area: VP Research

    + Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

    + Employment Category: Exempt

    + Visa Sponsorship Available: No

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    Posting Description

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DLCI RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION ENGAGEMENT, VP for Research, will play a critical leadership role in advancing MIT’s Departments, Labs, Centers, Initiatives (DLCI) Initiative and continuing the foundational work underway with Human Resources and the DLCIs while leading the buildout of the research administration education and training program; serve as the lead administrative point of contact for MIT’s strategic agreements with Institute-affiliated organizations (e.g., Broad, Draper, Whitehead, Ragon, AFFOA); design and manage a centralized onboarding program for DLCI research administrators, ensuring consistent, tracked, and up-to-date training across all units; collaborate with Assistant Deans, DLC Directors of Administration and Finance, RAS Contract Administrators and Research Systems & Support to better understand DLCI admin needs; advise Business and Digital Transformation team on OVPR efforts and align resources; develop documentation, standards, and a proactive monitoring system to support compliant and consistent post-award administration across DLCIs; provide the bridge between MIT Audit, VPR Cost Analysis, RSS and the DLCIs to address inconsistent processes and practices to reduce audit findings; improve research administration best practices and processes, in collaboration with the Research End-to-End process project; and serve as the lead for a new centralized issue resolution hub, managing the investigation and cross-office coordination required to resolve complex research administration problems. Find the full job description here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eEyDN\_I46jdA8DPb-X8N2dedAhJxQO5rzWEIOkGEj9U/edit?usp=sharing) .

    Job Requirements

    REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of five years of progressive experience in research administration, higher education leadership, or organizational effectiveness; proven success managing complex, cross-functional projects with diverse stakeholders; and familiarity with federal compliance, institutional policy, and research lifecycle processes. PREFERRED: Deep understanding of MIT’s research administration ecosystem or similar distributed university environments. Job #25029-10 6/26/2025