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Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
Job Description
Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
Full Job Description
Position Details
Proposed Start Date
07/10/2023
Classification Title
Executive/Chief Officers
Rank
A - Professor
Working Title
Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
Department
400001 - RSP VP Rsch & Strategic Partnershps
Position Number
D93842
Representation
UX - Unclassified Excluded
Renewable
Renewable
End date, if applicable
Position FTE
1.0
Tenure Status
I - Indefinite Tenure
Position Summary
Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept
Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to turning ideas into action — in Portland and around the world. The city is our campus, giving students unmatched access to career connections, a vibrant cultural scene and hands-on learning experiences with hundreds of community partners.
More than 27,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation.
More than 27,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation.
Position Summary
Portland State University (PSU) seeks a Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies (VP for RGS) to expand PSU’s research capacity and increase the impact of the University’s scholarly and creative work on a local, national, and global scale. The following units report directly to the VP for RGS: Sponsored Projects Administration, Research Integrity & Compliance, the Graduate School, which oversees graduate studies at PSU, and Propel PSU, which includes the Innovation & Intellectual Property unit (PSU’s technology transfer and patent agreements office), PSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Portland State Business Accelerator. Six University Centers and Institutes also report directly to the VP for Research & Graduate Studies: The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), the Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC), the Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR), the Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS), the Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC), and the Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication (CEMN).
With about $60 million in annual research expenditures, PSU has grown over the past 20 years into a thriving urban-serving research university with notable strengths in the areas of education, sustainability, health and life sciences, engineering, urban planning, visual, performing and built arts, and social work. Working with a dedicated research administration team and with the Vice President for Finance and Administration, the VP for RGS will further forge PSU’s identity as a nationally and internationally renowned research university. The VP for RGS will accomplish this goal by strengthening and refining relationships, as well as an administrative infrastructure that promotes cutting-edge research and scholarship while reducing the burden of grants administration on faculty. The VPR will also work closely with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the deans of the schools and colleges, and with individual faculty members across campus, to promote a culture that rewards, incentivizes, and invests in high-impact scholarly and creative activities.
Expanding research, scholarship and creative work is a core strategic goal of the University, particularly as it enhances and supports equity and inclusion, student success, and service to the City of Portland. The new VP for RGS will oversee the development of a strategic plan for research at PSU that includes expanding opportunities for partnership and collaboration with OHSU, other Oregon universities, and global partner institutions. Ideally, this plan will also foster cross-disciplinary research work that stimulates and incentivizes faculty creativity, and it will support technology transfer and other means of bringing innovations developed at PSU beyond the University. In alignment with the University’s strategic priorities, the VP for RGS will also implement effective measures to increase the diversity of the RGS department’s staff, advance racial equity and equity in research practice at PSU, and advance public-impact research and community-engaged research, including that which fosters equity and justice in the Portland region.
In addition to this critical work within PSU and the Portland Metro Area, the VP for RGS works with the Government Relations staff at PSU and the Vice Presidents for Research at other major research universities in Oregon to highlight the essential ways in which research, scholarship, and creative activities contribute to Oregon’s vibrant, thriving economy, and to its cultural well-being.
With about $60 million in annual research expenditures, PSU has grown over the past 20 years into a thriving urban-serving research university with notable strengths in the areas of education, sustainability, health and life sciences, engineering, urban planning, visual, performing and built arts, and social work. Working with a dedicated research administration team and with the Vice President for Finance and Administration, the VP for RGS will further forge PSU’s identity as a nationally and internationally renowned research university. The VP for RGS will accomplish this goal by strengthening and refining relationships, as well as an administrative infrastructure that promotes cutting-edge research and scholarship while reducing the burden of grants administration on faculty. The VPR will also work closely with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the deans of the schools and colleges, and with individual faculty members across campus, to promote a culture that rewards, incentivizes, and invests in high-impact scholarly and creative activities.
Expanding research, scholarship and creative work is a core strategic goal of the University, particularly as it enhances and supports equity and inclusion, student success, and service to the City of Portland. The new VP for RGS will oversee the development of a strategic plan for research at PSU that includes expanding opportunities for partnership and collaboration with OHSU, other Oregon universities, and global partner institutions. Ideally, this plan will also foster cross-disciplinary research work that stimulates and incentivizes faculty creativity, and it will support technology transfer and other means of bringing innovations developed at PSU beyond the University. In alignment with the University’s strategic priorities, the VP for RGS will also implement effective measures to increase the diversity of the RGS department’s staff, advance racial equity and equity in research practice at PSU, and advance public-impact research and community-engaged research, including that which fosters equity and justice in the Portland region.
In addition to this critical work within PSU and the Portland Metro Area, the VP for RGS works with the Government Relations staff at PSU and the Vice Presidents for Research at other major research universities in Oregon to highlight the essential ways in which research, scholarship, and creative activities contribute to Oregon’s vibrant, thriving economy, and to its cultural well-being.
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate will have relevant leadership experience with a proven track record of advancing academic research. The individual selected for this role will also have a distinguished personal record of scholarship / funded research and an understanding of the need to promote and foster research interests in others.
Competitive candidates will also possess:
- The ability, with the faculty and other leaders, to voice a strategic research vision for PSU and to develop and realize a plan to achieve it, carefully informed by information and insights gathered from the faculty and staff familiar with PSU’s needs, operations, limitations, and potential
- Significant leadership, management, and financial experience in higher education or similar research environments
- Experience building research relationships in federal, industrial, and institutional environments, as well as with civic organizations and/or community groups
- Awareness of diverse forms of scholarship and creative activity, including STEM fields, social sciences, arts and humanities, and management-related fields, and a willingness to develop innovative support for them
- An understanding of multi-dimensional metrics that support research missions across a variety of disciplines
- Experience in planning, growing, and diversifying research and the graduate population, while fostering and promoting inclusion of women and historically underrepresented groups
- A demonstrated capacity to create interdisciplinary partnerships and develop infrastructure with multiple constituencies to support research aspirations and initiatives
- Experience promoting and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations governing research
- Respect for, and engagement with, faculty and staff, coupled with a commitment to attract and retain faculty and staff who enhance excellence and diversity at PSU
- Outstanding communication skills and an engaging style of leadership that includes strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead by consensus and with a level of transparency and discretion
- The ability to articulate PSU’s research vision, goals, accomplishments, and needs to a broad range of external constituencies, including alumni, academic, government representatives, and the business and industrial communities;
- Experience in fostering an environment that encourages and celebrates differences
- The ability to communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds
- The ability to recognize and assist with the needs of various stakeholders, including research-based and non-research-based graduate students
- Impeccable personal and professional integrity
EDUCATION
The VPR must possess an earned doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree.
Preferred Qualifications
Key Cultural Competencies
- Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
- Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
- Seek opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
- Adhere to all of PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
Environmental Stewardship
Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.
Work Days/Hours
Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, schedule to be determined
Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement
The starting annual salary rate for this position will be between $193,980 and $229,656. The starting salary may be negotiable above this range, however it will be dependent upon the knowledge, experience, skills and abilities of the chosen candidate, the budget of the hiring department, and approval from HR.
PSU’s excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon Public Universities : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/benefits-overview
Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/psu-total-compensation-calculator
PSU’s excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon Public Universities : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/benefits-overview
Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/psu-total-compensation-calculator
Application Instructions
Additional Information
Additional Application Instructions (deadlines, etc.)
For best consideration, please apply by February 1, 2023. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website for the search : https://www.imsearch.com/search-detail/S8-563
Does this position require the employee to drive a motor vehicle?
No
Background Check Required
Yes
Position End Date (if applicable)
If you have questions
Please contact Phuong Ta at Isaacson, Miller 415.655.4935 | pta@imsearch.com
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