Research Service
Core (RSC)
The Vice Chancellor Health Sciences Research Service Core (RSC) champions excellence in research administration by delivering high-quality Pre and Post Award fund management.
What we do
Through trusted service, we foster faculty and leadership confidence while ensuring full compliance with sponsor requirements. RSC is deeply committed to empowering VCHS teams by investing in transformative training, innovative tools, and robust systems–fueling a culture of growth, collaboration, and impact.Main Objectives
- Provide excellent standardized fund management practices for all VCHS departments
- Develop consistent, measurable, and reliable tools, training and systems that produce reliable and consistent measures
- Provide fund manager staffing to departments based on their interest to transition to shared services model
- Ensure compliance with all sponsors
Links to RSC sites
Office Overview, Toolkits for RSC Leadership & Fund Managers, Processes & Procedures, Resources, Enterprise Projects & Training Courses. Use AD Login.
Access weekly Training Grant Office Hours, UC Training Grant Consortium, Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) Cap Gap Program, Current Training Grants, and more!
Staff assignments
Staff Directory
Find contact information for Research Service Core staff. (Requires AD Login.)
Fund Manager Search Tool
Find an RSC Research Administrator for a PI. (Requires UCSD AD login.)
General Information
Email us at hsresearchcore@ucsd.edu