Associate Vice President, Research Administration

Associate Vice President, Research Administration

Overview

Associate Vice President, Research Administration

The University of Miami invites nominations and expressions of interest for the position of Associate Vice President, Research Administration. Reporting to the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship, the Associate Vice President will develop and lead a high-performing team and transform research administration at the University of Miami.

The University of Miami is one of America's top research universities located in one of the most dynamic and multicultural cities in the world. With more than $500 million in research and sponsored program expenditures annually, the University of Miami is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). AAU membership recognizes the quality and breadth of the University’s research, graduate education programs. While the Miller School of Medicine is the leading producer of research, investigators conduct hundreds of studies in other areas, including marine science, engineering, education, nursing studies, and psychology.

The Associate Vice President, Research Administration oversees research activities for the University, including application submissions, contracting, post award activities, research accounting, and compliance activities. In addition, the position liaises with governmental entities and is responsible for indirect cost modeling, rate proposal and negotiations, cost reporting, uniform guidance reporting, audit support, recharge centers, sub-recipient monitoring, space monitoring, and effort reporting. Moreover, the incumbent provides mentorship to applicable staff to support the needs of the University in research administration. The Office of Research Administration is based on the Coral Gables campus.

The Associate Vice President will be responsible for driving operational excellence and strategic innovation within one of the nation’s fast-growing and dynamic research ecosystems. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and visionary leader to elevate the University’s research administration infrastructure in alignment with its rapidly growing research ambitions. Areas for the AVP’s focus include fostering operational excellence, including process innovation and systems development, collaborating across the University, and cultural visioning.

This critical position requires a dynamic, passionate, entrepreneurial, and experienced leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of research operations. The successful candidate will possess extensive experience with grants and contracts and research administration. This role will require a broad background, including research sponsored by government agencies as well as private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. The long-format position profile is linked below:

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Evaluation of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until a new Associate Vice President is named. Individuals interested in learning more should express their interest using the Talent Profile linked below:

Nominations and inquiries may be sent in confidence to:

It is the policy of the University to provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. The University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, citizenship status, or other protected classification. This prohibition includes harassment based upon any of the aforementioned protected classifications, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct. The University also prohibits retaliation against anyone who files a complaint of discrimination; anyone against whom such a complaint is filed; or anyone who participates in an investigation of such a complaint.