DATE REVISED
June 1, 2001-FINAL
JOB TITLE
Administrator for Information Resources		 JOB CODE
0396
FLSA STATUS
Exempt  		 UNIT/DEPARTMENT
UTH-General/Office of President
REPORTS TO:
Associate Dean for Research and Associate Dean for Planning		 SUPERVISES: 
None

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for ongoing assessments, recommendations and annual reports on the informational needs of each discipline, module, center and satellite in the School of Public Health.

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  1. Provides advanced professional analytical and research skills to identify informational resources and processes required to support faculty research and teaching at the School of Public Health.
  2. Ensures the continuation of research into information sciences developments, applications, and procedural and policy implications, including determination of interfaces with SPH computer services and other UT informational services as required.
  3. Responsible for the ongoing assessment and recommendation of student informational needs and service delivery alternatives.
  4. Participates on UTH informational sciences committees as determined by the associate deans.
  5. Compiles the annual compilation of an Information Sciences Review, which will form part of the Annual Report and the annual updating of the school’s Strategic Plan.
  6. Performs independent research and makes recommendations to the Associate Deans concerning technical developments and alternatives for information systems applications.
  7. Maintains contact with recognized professional and scientific associations, UT System, Texas Medical Center, and the City of Houston to provide the associate deans with optimal understanding of the rapidly changing information environment, policy and the implications of research and teaching.
  8. Responsible for the design, execution and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures are complied with.
CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
  1. Extensive knowledge of automated data base systems.
  2. Comprehensive understanding of the academic and administrative structure of the School of Public Health preferred. 
MINIMUM EDUCATION:

Masters degree in Library Science, information science or archives.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Seven years of appropriate professional experience. 

SECURITY SENSITIVE: 

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education
Code § 51.215.