Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation

The SVPRI will report to the President and work closely with the Provost and other executive leaders in aligning research with the U of A's overall academic mission. The SVPRI will also work in conjunction with the Senior Vice President, Health Sciences to advance the University's overall research mission across all campuses.

For additional information about the University of Arizona's Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact, please visit: research.arizona.edu. For additional information about the position, please visit: https://spaexec.com/pd/UofASVPRI.pdf.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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The SVPRI will be responsible
for providing the vision, and overseeing the requisite expertise, skillsets,
and environments to both initiate and facilitate new directions for research,
scholarship, and creative activities, as well as the commercialization of
intellectual property and stewardship of the U of A's research enterprise. It
is essential that the SVPRI have an appreciation for the research requirements
of scholars in all and across disciplines and the ability to foster collaborations
between disciplines to develop research capacity, stimulate innovation, and
enhance intellectual property development and commercialization across the
University.

The SVPRI will also:

• Promote a broad view of
  creative activity and research that engages all disciplines.
• Integrate interdisciplinary
  collaboration across the University to pursue competitive grants, proposals,
  and funding opportunities.
• Serve as a critical figure
  in implementing a cohesive plan that promotes cross-university collaboration
  with the Health Sciences.
• Identify new potential areas for collaboration between faculty and
  state, federal, and private funding sources.
• Identify strategies for promoting research excellence and the University's commitment to pursuing research and scholarly initiatives that will have a profound impact in their respective fields of study, the state, the country, and the world.
• Partner with the Provost, deans,
  department chairs, and center/institute directors in developing and
  strengthening relationships across the University and will be a champion in the
  support of faculty recruitment, development, and retention efforts.
• Promote a
  service-oriented organizational culture within the Office of Research that
  engages center directors, senior faculty, principal investigators, junior
  faculty, graduate students, and professional staff to accomplish and realize
  the University's research mission.
• Streamline and enhance
  services provided to increase efficiency and effectiveness both pre- and
  post-award.
• Serve as a passionate voice
  and significant partner in ensuring that the University's facilities and infrastructure
  remains safe, accessible, and commensurate with the needs of the University's
  faculty.
• Spearhead the University's
  engagement with external partners including leaders of federal and state
  agencies, foundations, not-for-profit organizations, and industry.
• Create strategies that leverage research collaborations within and outside of the University to establish new revenue streams and increase research funding and productivity.

The successful candidate must
possess an earned doctorate or other terminal degree and national
distinction as a scholar, researcher/practitioner, and educator with the
accomplishments required for appointment as a tenured full professor. While it is preferred that the successful candidate
for the SVPRI position exhibit substantial administrative leadership experience
at a research university or comparable setting, exceptional candidates who have
demonstrated a high degree of national or international scholarly and
administrative success outside of academia will be considered.

The successful candidate must also possess:

• Experience serving as a
  principal/co-principal investigator on numerous significant externally-funded
  grants.
• A record of success in leading through innovative organizational change in a transparent and inclusive manner.
• Experience building teams and promoting
  increased collaboration, multidisciplinary partnerships, and
  interdisciplinary research and scholarship.

• A history of successful leadership in a complex, multi-faceted organization, particularly in times of transition and growth; ideally, in a large, public university setting.
• A deep commitment to and proven track record for fostering an academic environment that values, promotes and champions inclusive excellence.
• Experience working in a multi-campus environment and addressing diverse stakeholder needs across the organization.

Alberto Pimentel, Managing Partner

Matthew Herrera, Senior Associate

Email: apsearch@spaexec.com

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