EVP for Research & Innovation Position Available In Richmond, Georgia

EVP for Research & Innovation
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Augusta University
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Job Summary
Augusta University (AU) seeks to hire an Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRI). Critical to achieving the ambitions of AU, a national search is underway to recruit an individual to serve as their next Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation. ing directly to the President of Augusta University, the EVPRI serves as Augusta University’s Chief Research Officer. This key executive leader is responsible for helping establish, shape, and drive the university’s overarching research strategy and fostering a culture of innovation and research translation. The role involves overseeing the development and implementation of research initiatives, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, securing funding, spearheading research translation to impact society through entrepreneurship, and enhancing the university’s research profile nationally and internationally. This position is considered administrative faculty with rank. Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor level. The tenure status (on tenure track, tenure upon appointment, or not on tenure track) will be determined based on the qualifications of the final candidate and will be confirmed in the final offer along with position expectations. Please see Augusta University Promotion and Tenure link in the ShiftSalaryBenefits section of this posting.
Responsibilities
The EVPRI provides intellectual, strategic, and visionary leadership for AU’s research enterprise. In this highly visible role, the successful candidate will collaboratively lead the research enterprise, developing new programs to extend the reach and impact of AU research, building innovative partnerships to advance research, leading research translation and entrepreneurial initiatives and raising the national standing of AU to an R research university. The EVPRI develops plans for research, research translation, and entrepreneurship that guide AU to achieve these goals. A unique opportunity for the EVPRI is the continued development of the newly formed WellstarMCG Health. Additionally, the EVPRI will strengthen links with external partners such as federal funding agencies and state funding agencies such as the Gia Research Alliance, as well as local and national industry partners and newpanies established through effective research translation regionally, statewide, nationally and internationally, by articulating and implementing the overall vision for stakeholders to promote research across the fertile ground of AU’s colleges and schools and dedicated research centers and institutes.
Required Qualifications
Qualified candidates will hold a PhD, MD, MDPhD or equivalent from an accredited institution in their subspecialty andor related field. Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor level at Augusta University. Professor Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor orparable training, background, and experience. Per Board of Regents (BOR) policy, Professors must have a terminal degree.
Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be
Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)’s requirements for institutional accreditation;
Evidence of ability as a teacher;
Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;
Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); A track record of industry collaboration, entrepreneurship and collaboration with venture capital funding sources and,
Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview,plete biographical data, and rmendations.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be a bold and inspirational leader with intellectual breadth, strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated expertise in researchdriven programs and policies, experience developing and leveraging partnerships, and success leadingplex teams andoranizations. Direct work with federal and other funding agencies is desirable. Candidates must have a history of demonstrated success in obtaining extramural funding to support research. National exposure to, experience in, andor a successful record ofmercializing research and intellectual property into the private sector are also desirable. They will have experience and success in a leadership role that fostered research education and training for health science students, graduate students, GME trainees, andor junior faculty.
ShiftSalaryBenefits
This position is fiscal year based and works yearround.
The intended workmitment or fulltime equivalent (FTE) for this position is . and considered fulltime.
Salary andpensation ismensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and Also, our fulltime employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
Rank and salary are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data. Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may if eligible (typically fiveyear increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website
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About Us
Augusta University is Gia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than , students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Gia’s cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Gia’s only public academic health center, w groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Gia, and worldclass clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.
The University System of Gia isprised of our institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as ananization, and each USGmunity member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy …. and can be found online at .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy . Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at Location
Augusta University
Our Health Sciences Campus
th Street, Augusta, GA Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.
If applicable for the specific position based on the duties the candidate will also need to have a credit checkpleted for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.
Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.
For Faculty Hires Final candidates will be required to provide proof ofpleted academic degree(s) as well as postsecondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educationalcredential evaluation.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer weing applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.