Executive Review and Recruitment

Vice President for Research

The Vice President for Research at the Indiana University has overall administrative responsibility for developing, coordinating, and stimulating research and creative activity at Indiana University; for enhancing external funding; and for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. He or she reports to the President and is a member of the President’s Cabinet. The primary units reporting to the Vice President for Research will be the Vice Provost for Research at IU Bloomington, the Vice Chancellor for Research at IUPUI, and the Indiana University Office of Research Administration. The Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor will continue their shared reporting relationship with their respective provost and chancellor as well. The Vice President for Research will also oversee numerous university research centers, programs and institutes, including METACyt and the New Frontiers grant program for the humanities, described in detail below. The duties and responsibilities of the Vice President for Research will subsume those of the current positions of Vice President for Research Administration and Vice President for Life Sciences. See full job description for more details.