Academic Program Administrator - 60025386

Salary: $81,192.00 - $146,166.00 Annually
Location : Darlington County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 195238
Agency: Governor's School for Science & Mathematics
Opening Date: 11/10/2026
Closing Date: 12/10/2026 1:00 PM Eastern
Class Code:: BB50
Position Number::
Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)
Pay Grade: GEN12
Hiring Range - Min.: $80,000.00
Hiring Range - Max.: $115,000.00

Job Responsibilities

The Academic Program Administrator is a full-time 12-month administrative position within the Center for Research, Global, and Innovation Initiatives. Reporting to the Executive Director, leads the Research and Global Scholarship Division and provides strategic oversight for GSSM's student research, scholarly inquiry, experiential learning, and faculty-mentored research programs. The position oversees summer research placements, internships, research designated courses (RDC's), research methodology instruction, scholarly dissemination, and research ethics and compliance activities. The Academic Program Administrator cultivates partnerships with universities, laboratories, industries, medical centers, governmental organizations, and international institutions to expand research opportunities. The role also supports international research preparation, global research readiness, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Center initiatives.
Responsibilities of the Academic Program Administrator:

• Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for GSSM's student research, scholarly inquiry, and faculty-mentored research initiatives, including summer research placements, research internships, research designated courses, RDC's, and related experiential learning opportunities.
• Develop, cultivate, and maintain partnerships with universities, laboratories, medical centers, industries, governmental agencies, and international organizations to support local, regional, national, and global research collaborations and experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty.
• Coordinate and support research-related programming, including student research preparation, mentor communication, logistics, research methodology instruction, research ethics and compliance training, scholarly presentations, publications, SC Junior Academy of Science, Research Colloquium and Science Fair activities.
• Collect, analyze, maintain, and report programmatic and institutional data related to research participation, outcomes, partnerships, and scholarly activities for assessment, accreditation, governance, donor relations, grants, and institutional reporting purposes.
• Collaborate with other divisions within the Center for Research, Global, and Innovation Initiatives to support interdisciplinary programming, global readiness initiatives, experiential STEM learning, and institutional innovation efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director for Research, Global, and Innovation Initiatives.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

A bachelor's degree and supervisory or managerial experience in a planning, research, or statistical setting.

Additional Requirements

• Some travel is required.
• Some weekend and evening work is required.
• On-call availability during summer months is required.

Please note that some areas of the Agency may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.

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Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
All applicants must submit a resume and cover letter. This position is not available for sponsorship.
Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
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