Reporting directly to President Richard Linton, the VPR is responsible for encouraging and facilitating the integration and enhancement of research activities across the university’s colleges and multiple research centers, and will lead university-wide strategic research growth activities. In addition, the VPR will lead the acquisition of research funding; the planning and development of academic research space; patenting, commercialization; the incubation of new companies and recruiting of corporate research partners; and public outreach. The VPR also guides the university toward the successful achievement of Imperative 4 of the Next-Gen K-State Strategic Plan: to grow the research enterprise and annual research expenditures to $300 million and sponsored programs and awards to $270 million with a strong focus on conducting world-renowned, problem-based interdisciplinary research that solves grand challenges and makes transformative impacts.
The VPR has administrative responsibility for units that support research infrastructure, including the Office of Research Development, Pre-Award Services, the University Research Compliance Office (including animal care and use, biosafety, the institutional review board and export controls, and the Comparative Medicine Group, among others), and the K-State Postdoctoral Association. In addition, several independent, interdisciplinary research facilities and research support facilities, including the Biosecurity Research Institute, the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, the Biotechnology Core Facility and the Electronics Design Laboratory, will report to the VPR. The VPR also serves on the President’s Cabinet and on state, regional and national committees as requested that promote and support research and facilitates and economic development and engagement activities of the university. The VPR is also the designated responsible institutional official.
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