Office of Research Protections and Compliance (ORPC)

ORPC provides a centralized resource to ensure UMBC conducts its research activities in a manner consistent with federal, state and institutional regulatory requirements. ORPC collaborates with the UMBC community to follow the highest ethical standards governing research activities. The UMBC Research Compliance Program areas include Human Subjects Protections, Animal Care and Use, Institutional Biosafety Research, Export Control, Conflicts of Interest, Responsible Conduct of Research and supporting the Office of Research and Creative Achievement (ORCA) Vice President on requirements associated with allegations of misconduct in research and other scholarly activities.

The will be responsible for the management of UMBC’s IRB program. The primary responsibility will be to manage, develop and implement efficient procedures to facilitate the processing of human protocols in accordance wi...