Assistant Vice President for Faculty Research and Team Development

Indiana University Academic Positions•Indianapolis, IN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Indiana University Research seeks a faculty leader to serve as Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Faculty Research and Team Development. This new unit combines the former divisions of Research and Faculty Development and Team-Based Research Development. It helps faculty across IU campuses develop competitive research and creative activity, build productive collaborations, and pursue funding and recognition suited to their work. The AVP is one of three AVP unit leaders within the Office for Research Development (ORD), alongside Research Development Services (RDS) and Arts and Humanities Research Development. The AVP leads the first two stages of ORD’s collaborative proposal development pathway: Engage and Form, which includes faculty outreach, research ideation, and tiger-team launch; and Align and Partner, which includes team finalization and partner development. The third stage, Develop to Ready, provides sustained proposal development support and a submission-ready package. The AVP supports the identification of promising ideas and investigators, formation of teams—especially before requests for proposals (RFPs)—alignment of institutional and sponsor priorities, and securing the people and partnerships needed to pursue significant opportunities. The role also builds strategic focuses for IU Research’s internal funding programs. The AVP works in close partnership with ORD’s RDS unit to transition prepared teams to sustained proposal and budget development, and collaborates with Arts and Humanities Research Development across the pathway. This internal search is open to currently tenured associate professors and full professors at any Indiana University campus. The AVP role is a full-time, 12-month administrative appointment. IU strongly prefers full-time, in-person work in Indianapolis; the role also requires engagement with faculty and leaders on other IU campuses and with external partners. The administrative appointment is at will and may be ended at any time for any reason by either IU or the appointee, subject to applicable law and university policy. This applies to the administrative assignment; the underlying tenured faculty appointment is governed separately. The preferred start date is January 4, 2027, or sooner. If the appointee returns to a 10-month faculty position, faculty salary will consist of the 10-month faculty base salary in effect when the appointee began this role, adjusted for standard annual merit raises applicable to that base during the administrative appointment. The appointment memorandum will document the faculty and administrative components of the 12-month salary and the allocation of subsequent raises. Other provisions of IU policy ACA-08, Faculty Members Holding Administrative Positions, will apply. Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV). Applications received by November 29, 2026, will receive full consideration.

Requirements

Must be a currently tenured associate professor or full professor at an Indiana University campus.
Provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV).

Responsibilities

Lead the Engage and Form stage of ORD’s collaborative proposal development pathway, including faculty outreach, research ideation, and tiger-team launch.
Lead the Align and Partner stage, including team finalization and partner development.
Identify promising ideas and investigators.
Form teams, especially before requests for proposals (RFPs).
Align institutional and sponsor priorities.
Secure the people and partnerships needed to pursue significant opportunities.
Build strategic focuses for IU Research’s internal funding programs.
Partner with Research Development Services to transition prepared teams to sustained proposal and budget development.
Collaborate with Arts and Humanities Research Development across the proposal development pathway.
Engage with faculty and leaders on other IU campuses and with external partners.