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From: Faculty Recruitment [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:41 PM
To: Maurer, Patricia
Subject: Job Announcement, Vice President for Research at RIT
Hello,
I am writing on behalf of Renée Baker, Executive Director for
Faculty Recruitment and Retention, at the Rochester Institute of
Technology. I recently came across this email address for
National Federation of the Blind and am hoping you may be able to
assist us in an important search for the Vice President of
Research at RIT. This is a critically important position for
RIT, which is emerging as a world-class research university,
having received approximately $60 million in new research awards
during the previous year. The research environment at RIT is
dynamic and diverse, with areas of interdisciplinary research
excellence in imaging science, sustainability and deaf education.
Moreover, RIT is poised to dramatically increase its research
portfolio, having expanded from a primarily undergraduate
institute to a university with significant graduate programs and
an academic culture with a focus on research.
Below is a copy of the position description and we will be
grateful if you can help disseminate the job announcement
throughout your organization. If there is an alternative
procedure for posting this job, please let me know immediately.
Thank you very much for considering this request.
Sincerely,
Ray Olivas
Office of Faculty Recruitment
Rochester Institute of Technology
1484 Wallace
90 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 475-2967
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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Vice President for Research
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) invites inquiries,
nominations and applications for the position of Vice President
for Research (VPR). RIT is emerging as a world-class research
university, having received approximately $60 million in new
research awards during the previous year. The research
environment at RIT is dynamic and diverse, with areas of
interdisciplinary research excellence in imaging science,
sustainability and deaf education. Moreover, RIT is poised to
dramatically increase its research portfolio, having expanded
from a primarily undergraduate institute to a university with
significant graduate programs and an academic culture with a
focus on research. The VPR will lead and promote the expansion
of RIT's research by growing existing programs and identifying
and promoting research opportunities across the university.
The university has established a distinctive position in the
national higher education landscape. Home to 14,200
undergraduate and 2,900 graduate students, RIT is among the 15
largest private universities in the country, based on full-time
undergraduate enrollment. The university has an annual budget of
about $600 million and has 2,800 faculty and staff. There are 6
Ph.D., over 80 Master's programs and nine colleges, which
include: Applied Science and Technology, Business, Computing and
Information Sciences, Engineering, Imaging Arts and Sciences,
Liberal Arts, Science, the National Technical Institute for the
Deaf and the College of Health Sciences and Technology which is
housed in the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology.
Internationally, RIT has global branch campuses in Croatia,
Kosovo and Dubai with 1,200 students studying abroad. These
global campuses are integral to RIT's strategy to provide global
opportunities for our RIT students and faculty to travel, study,
and teach abroad.
Position Description
The VPR reports to the President and has broad responsibilities
to advance the research and creative activities of the
University. In order to ensure a close connection between the
university's research goals, the scholarship and research work of
the faculty and the academic mission of RIT, the VPR will work
closely and regularly with the Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs.
The VPR will support and promote the growth of RIT's sponsored
research and scholarship by:
· Working with faculty and staff to promote and support
the development of research proposals to government agencies,
corporations, and/or foundations.
· Promoting and marketing RIT's research and scholarship
activities with current and potential sponsors.
· Developing and growing RIT's partnerships with other
universities and organizations.
· Managing an internal investment program aimed at
providing seed grants to faculty to initiate and grow their
research; equipment purchases; start-up packages for new faculty;
and, proposal preparation.
· Leading broad, campus-wide discussions about future
research directions at RIT including: discussions related to
teaching and scholarship at RIT; industry/university
collaborations; policies and procedures that impact RIT's
research endeavors; and other topics related to the evolution of
a research culture on campus.
· Supporting the research infrastructure on campus
(including research computing, space and equipment).
· Promoting research pertaining to the education,
employment and community participation of people who are deaf or
hard of hearing as part of RIT's research agenda.
As head of the Division of Research, the VPR has administrative
responsibility to lead and manage the following RIT operations:
· Sponsored Research Support: Supports faculty and staff
in locating and preparing proposals (pre-award); negotiating and
establishing contracts; managing certain post-award grants and
contracts activities; and training of current and future
principle investigators (e.g. PI Institute, Grant Writers
Bootcamp).
· Research Relations Office: Works with corporations to
promote and support research; provides marketing and support of
RIT research (e.g. through bi-annual 'Research at RIT' magazine,
website, brochures, workshops, campus visitation, to name a few).
· Human Subjects: Administers and supports two Institute
Review Boards to ensure compliance with research involving human
subjects.
In addition, the Executive Director for Innovation and
Commercialization will report to the VPR and the Provost. The
Executive Director for Innovation and Commercialization is
responsible for the following program areas:
· Simone Center for Entrepreneurship: Provides education
and support to students and student teams who wish to be
innovators and entrepreneurs with their own discoveries; includes
the support of the Entrepreneurs Hall housing facility.
· Venture Creations: Houses and supports the initiation,
growth and launch of start-up businesses evolving from the ideas,
innovations, creations, intellectual property or technology
developed by the RIT students, faculty, staff, alumni or friends
of RIT through the university's High Technology Incubator.
· Intellectual Property (IP) Management Office: Works
with researchers to identify and protect the university's IP
through patents, copyrights, trademarks and other mechanisms;
looks for and negotiates opportunities to apply and commercialize
RIT's IP through licensing the IP to external sources such as
corporations, new start-up businesses or agencies.
Finally, the VPR is expected to partner with RIT's Office of
Legal Affairs, Office of the Controller, Office of Risk
Management and others to ensure compliance with all applicable
government and university policies as they relate to research and
scholarship including:
· Compliance with Terms and Conditions of Grants and
Contracts
· Misconduct in Research
· Protection of Human Subjects
· Management of Controlled Technology (e.g. Export
Control)
· Conflict of Interest
· Protection of Intellectual Property
· Responsible conduct of research
Required Qualifications
· Earned doctorate.
· Held a previous leadership position at a research
organization (university, industry, or agency) that included
budget and personnel management.
· Proven track record in securing funding from external
organizations, such as government agencies, industry and/or
foundations.
Preferred Qualifications
· Proven leadership abilities, with a passion not only to
conduct research, but also to facilitate and nurture the ability
of others to engage in research activities.
· Strong record of teaching and mentoring graduate
students.
· Evidence of a network of contacts within key research
funding agencies and other organizations that support academic
research.
· Significant personnel and budgetary management
experience.
· Holds qualifications for potential appointment at the
rank of full professor with tenure.
· Familiarity with the regulatory environment for
research.
· Experience with commercialization and technology
transfer.
· Demonstration of a high level of business management
skills.
· Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the
university's continuing commitment to cultural diversity,
pluralism and individual differences.
About the University and the Region
RIT attracts students from all 50 states and more than 90
countries. The university has been recognized on The Chronicle
of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For" list for two
consecutive years and it was cited in six different categories:
Professional/Career Development Program, Compensation and
Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, 403b or 401k (retirement plan),
Disability Insurance and Life Insurance.
Rochester, located in Monroe County, is the 79th largest city in
the United States and the third largest city in New York State.
Five additional counties are included in the Greater Rochester
Region: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne. The
Greater Rochester region, which is inhabited by just over one
million people, has a diverse population which includes African
Americans (38% of the city and 14% of Monroe County) and Latin
Americans (13% of the city and 5% of the county). In addition,
more than 7% of the population is foreign born. It is also home
to the largest deaf community per capita in the United States.
Rochester is ranked 7th among the "10 Best Cities to Raise a
Family" by Child Magazine. Places Rated Almanac
(http://placesrated.com <http://placesrated.com/> ) ranked
Rochester as the 6th "Best Places to Live in America" out of 379
metropolitan areas. Expansion Management Magazine ranked
Rochester as number one among metropolitan areas having the best
Quality of Life in the Nation. Essence magazine ranked it among
the "Top 10 Cities for Black Families." Rochester was twice named
one of America's Friendliest Cities by American Demographics
magazine.
Application Process
We are seeking individuals who are committed to contributing to
RIT's core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.
Please submit your application materials to
http://careers.rit.edu <http://careers.rit.edu/> (search IRC
#42974). Qualified candidates should submit a letter of
application, CV, contact information for five references, and a
statement of your experience with, and interest in, cultural
diversity, pluralism and individual differences. The committee
will make every effort to maintain confidentiality. Application
deadline is January 10, 2011.
All inquiries, nominations/referrals may be directed to:
Jeremy Haefner
Chair, VP Research Search Committee
Rochester Institute of Technology
George Eastman Hall
6 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
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