Director, Research and Faculty Development, IU Research

Director, Research and Faculty Development, IU Research Overview

Director, Research and Faculty Development, IU Research

Reports To
:
Associate Vice President for Research Development

Location
:
Indianapolis or Bloomington

Job Type
: 12-month full-time appointment

Position Overview
:
Indiana University is seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to serve as the director for research and faculty development as part of the ODice for Research Development (ORD) team, reporting directly to the associate vice president for research development. This position is a 12-month, full-time administrative appointment as a faculty member s position, based at a premier public, Carnegie-designated R1 institution, is responsible for: collaborating with campus leadership and relevant research leadership to design programming to enhance faculty skills critical to develop and/or grow an externally funded research portfolio;

developing internal recognition awards to celebrate faculty success in research and creative activity across the university, coordinating closely with ORD personnel working to build a pipeline of IU faculty competitive for receiving prestigious external honors and awards; and working with senior leaders in IU Research to design, propose, and execute approved opportunities as part of the IU Internal Funding Program, overseeing internal calls for proposals, and managing internal award processes, across all IU campuses, as well as limited submissions.

Importantly, the director will also be expected to identify and distribute relevant external funding opportunities to IU Internal Funding Program awardees and proactively coalesce faculty researchers to prepare and submit proposals for external funding for research and creative activity.

Indiana University is one of the top research universities in the world, with over $785 million in sponsored research last fiscal year. Growing transformative research and creativity, innovation, industry engagement, and commercialization are key goals in IU 2030:
The Indiana University Strategic Plan. Ensuring impactful internal funding programs and internal awards that recognize faculty who have achieved excellence in research are aligned with strategic plan goals. A director to ensure this work is done efficiently and effectively will be critical to strategic plan success.

Due to the broad responsibilities and abundant opportunities, the director will be expected to work extensively on both the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses; therefore, the selected individual may make their home in either location.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

IU is dedicated to supporting an environment in which all community members, faculty, staff, and students, can fully participate in the campus community. As a community we are committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all of the work we do. The university upholds the AAU Principles on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Academia and creates and enforces policies and practices that uphold IU’s Principles of Ethical Conduct.

To ensure that IU upholds the AAU Principle in making hiring decisions, IU requires a misconduct review for all job orders with tenure. As such, finalists will be requested to provide written consent to release personnel information from their prior employer(s) of substantiated findings of misconduct or ongoing investigation of misconduct.

• Faculty Development (50%): Continually analyze faculty needs to inform and execute curriculum development for workshops and training programs to position faculty for long-term success in securing external funding for research and creative activity either independently or as members of high-functioning teams. Coordinate with IU Research senior leaders and academic departments to design and implement faculty awards to honor and recognize excellence in research and creative activity across the university as part of a broader strategy to advance IU faculty to…