Roles & Responsibilities
Work closely with the President and Vice-Presidents in providing leadership in and performing long-term financial planning and analysis aimed at identifying risks, opportunities, and options that will inform strategies to provide resources for attainment of the University mission.
- Provide leadership and vision in shaping UNB's strategic research directions
and agenda.
- Build on the success of the office and continue to promote, strengthen
and enhance a research culture within UNB, expanding the cohort of faculty
actively engaged in research and fostering enthusiasm, excitement and motivation
for research.
- Set standards and expectations for research success at UNB, measure outcomes
and provide conditions for continuous improvement.
- Develop a higher profile for the full spectrum of research and scholarly
activities in all academic units of the University while building on existing
areas of research strength and scholarly activity.
- Promote the recruitment and retention of faculty through provision of
seed money for new faculty to establish research programs, application
and grant-writing assistance, and further development of research support
services and research infrastructure.
- Match UNB strengths and strategic directions with partnership and funding
opportunities in external environment. Proactively pursue new partnerships
and funding sources such as granting councils, foundations, contracts and
collaborative relationships, for the full range of our academic programs
and research activities.
- Renew, develop and strengthen relationships between the office of Vice-President
(Research), the Vice- Presidents (Academic) and (Saint John), the School
of Graduate Studies, Graduate Academic Units, faculty and students involved
in graduate studies and research, and external bodies.
- Extend the scope and stature of the office through building linkages
with the alumni/ae councils and their members, the offices of Development
and Marketing and Communications, and through mentoring and support programs
for faculty and researchers.
- Address issues of ethics in research and intellectual property rights.
- Maintain strong communications and information flows between the Office
of Vice-President and academic units.
- Develop and strengthen relations with government and elected officials
to help shape public policy and programs affecting research.