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P1800049 - Assistant Vice President for Administration and Planning - Research and Economic Development

In House Title & Department:

P1800049 - Assistant Vice President for Administration and Planning - Research and Economic Development

 

Posting Number: P1800049

 

Applications for this position will only be accepted online. To apply, please visit:

https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/13338

 

Position Summary:

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) serves as the Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (VPRED), coordinating all activities that report to the Vice President and acts on behalf of the Vice President when necessary. The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) manages UB’s sponsored awards portfolio of $164 million in expenditures (FY17) and is responsible for UB’s research enterprise and economic development activities. The AVP is the primary point of contact for university leadership (President, Provost, Vice Presidents, Deans) for questions related to UB’s research and economic development activities and actively participates in the senior leadership team of the Vice President. In addition, the AVP actively participates in strategic planning with university leadership to grow the university’s research collaborations, research expenditures, (sponsored) academic programming, innovation and other activities that will contribute to UB’s regional, national and international impact.

The AVP oversees the creation, review, interpretation and implementation of research policies, and serves on multiple university committees to represent the research mission of the university. The AVP is also responsible for OVPREDcommunications, working with unit communicators, University Communications, and decanal units in developing strategic communications messages to highlight UB’s research and economic development initiatives.

Finally, the AVP advocates for resource allocation across units that report to the VPRED, including requests for funding of new initiatives to provide dedicated resources to better serve faculty, researchers, students and external stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities
• Serve as Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, coordinating all activities that report to the Vice President. As the primary point of contact for university leadership (President, Provost, Vice Presidents, Deans) for questions related to UB’s research enterprise, the AVP is responsible for coordinating information flow with both internal and external stakeholders and serves a key resource for institutional projects and priorities that intersect with research and economic development – both across the institution, and with Research Foundation or SUNY Central offices.
• Oversee sponsored research/activities policy creation, review, interpretation and implementation on behalf of the university. Coordinate all sponsored activities policy review/implementation across multiple units. Work with UB, Research Foundation and SUNY legal counsel and compliance offices on policy interpretation and implementation.
• Vision planning and implementation. The AVP works with the Vice President and members of the OVPRED senior staff to set strategic vision, and implements programs, processes and procedures to realize this strategic vision.
• Manage OVPRED staff. Excellent leadership and management skills and demonstrated experience in supervising personnel, including the ability to recruit, train, employ team-building techniques and empower staff with knowledge, responsibility and authority.
• Communicate to internal and external communities with respect to UB research and development, scholarly, entrepreneurial, and other programming. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present information to many diverse individuals and groups.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

- The successful candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree and must have experience in senior-level staff or planning positions.

- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong qualitative, analytical and writing skills are essential, as is the ability to work collaboratively within the OVPRED team as well as across the university research community.

- Strong computer skills with respect to financial planning, project management and high quality presentation and communications tools are essential.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree and/or previous experience in higher education preferred.

- Experience with UB’s administrative policies and processes as well as in research administration and the regulatory environment that governs university sponsored activities.

 

Salary: $90,000 - $125,000

 

FTE:  1.00

 

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply.

 

Posting Period:

02/20/2018

04/09/2018

 

Contact:

Elizabeth Cimasim, Director, Resource Management

eacimasi@buffalo.edu

716-645-0320