Associate Dean of Research Opening at RIT

Detailed Job Description

The Associate Dean of Research (ADR) must be an accomplished scholar with a record of extramurally-funded research. The ADR must have experience in administration or personnel management. The ADR leads the Office of the Associate Dean of Research (OADR) and its staff which provides pre- and post-award support to the NTID faculty and engages in other activities to further the research enterprise at NTID. The ADR works with the President, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and the OADR staff to advance research preparedness and productivity at NTID. The ADR is active in research-related policy and other matters at the broader university level. The ADR is active in pursuing their own extramurally funded research agenda. The ADR serves as a member of the president’s leadership team. The ADR is responsible for administering start up packages for new TT faculty.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

  • Serve as NTID’s leader and main point of contact for all research-related issues facing the college.

  • Supervise and closely collaborate with the Senior Director of Research Development (SDRD) in carrying out the OADR mission to provide superior pre- and post-award support to researchers and other scholars at NTID.

  • Supervise NTID Center Directors (in collaboration with their home departments) as well as faculty with “research” appointments.

  • Pursue your own research agenda, supported primarily through extramural grants.

  • Guide and assist the SDRD in implementing strategies to expand NTID’s portfolio of extramural funding from federal and state governments, corporations and foundations.

  • Work with NTID research center directors, the SDRD, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and department chairs to facilitate research activity across the college, including strategic as well as discipline-based research.

  • Advance the research preparedness and productivity of NTID faculty through the initiation and continuation of mentorship programs, continuing education activities, and by championing policies and procedures that facilitate research and other forms of scholarship.

  • Utilize the fiscal resources of the OADR to facilitate research activity and productivity at NTID.

  • Provide leadership implementing NTID’s strategic plans regarding research and scholarship.

  • Work with the RIT Vice President for Research and the SDRD to coordinate NTID research efforts with the broader university research agenda and associated policies and procedures.

  • Guide and assist the SDRD to prepare research-related reports for NTID, the university, the U.S. Department of Education, funders, and other stakeholders as needed.

  • Determine and oversee the research-related usage of Rosica Hall.

  • Negotiate “start-up” packages with faculty who are newly hired or transitioned to tenure-track positions.

  • Serve on relevant committees at NTID and at the broader university level.

  • Complete additional assignments as directed by the NTID president.
     

Department/College Description

NTID, one of the nine colleges of RIT, is the world’s largest technological college serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Created by Congress and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, it represents the world’s first effort to educate large numbers of deaf students within a college campus planned primarily for hearing students. Together with 16,000 full and part-time hearing students, over 1200 college-age deaf students from all 50 states and abroad study and reside on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology. NTID is committed to creating a climate that fosters the success of every student and employee by appreciating the unique contributions that each person makes to the educational process based on their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and gender-related knowledge and experiences. For more information about NTID at RIT visit http://www.ntid.rit.edu.

RIT is one of the largest private universities in the U.S., attracting students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries.  RIT has been recognized on The Chronicle of Higher Education's inaugural “Great Colleges to Work For” list for two consecutive years. RIT was cited in six different categories: Professional/Career Development Program, Compensation and Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, 403b or 401k (retirement plan), Disability Insurance and Life Insurance.
 

Required Minimum Qualifications

  • Earned doctoral degree.

  • Distinguished record of sponsored research

  • Evidence of student involvement in scholarship.

  • Multiple experiences as a principal investigator on extramurally funded research projects.

  • Thorough knowledge of a variety of funding sources (government, corporate and private foundations).

  • Administrative, management or related leadership experience.

  • Fluency in American Sign Language

  • Demonstrated commitment to contributing to RIT’s core values, honor code and statement of diversity and inclusion.

 

Required Minimum Education Level:  EdD, PhD

Faculty Type (Tenure Status): Tenure-Track

Faculty Rank: Associate Professor, Professor

Employment Category: Fulltime

Required Application Documents:  Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References, Statement of Diversity Contribution

 

How To Apply:  Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty; search openings, then Keyword Search 7836BR.

 

Additional Details:  The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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