Vice President for Research
Hiring Company
About the Role
Greater Washington D.C. Area (On-site)
The Company seeks a Vice President for Research to provide strategic vision and operational leadership for its research enterprise. The role oversees sponsored research and research development, research integrity and compliance, innovation, research infrastructure, core facilities, and internal funding. The Vice President leads a large research administration organization and champions faculty and scholarly communities across a broad range of disciplines. Responsibilities include strengthening research support systems, advancing interdisciplinary initiatives, and ensuring the enterprise supports both large-scale funded research and smaller projects central to the institution’s mission. Candidates should bring distinguished scholarly achievement, success securing external funding, and substantial experience leading research organizations. They should demonstrate operational expertise in sponsored research, compliance, research administration, and stewardship, along with organizational leadership and experience building interdisciplinary or cross-organizational initiatives. An understanding of research centers and institutes is also required. The role calls for intellectual breadth and the ability to support scholarship across diverse academic fields.
Functions:
- Education/Academic Administration
Compensation
USD $300,000-$500,000 (salary) per year
About the Company
Acclaimed independent higher education institution
Industry
Higher Education
Type
Educational Institution
Age
employees
5001-10,000