A search committee leading the effort to select the new vice provost for research is looking for comments, nominations and applications for the position from members of the Duke community.
A committee chaired by Professor John Harer is leading the search for a successor to James Siedow, who served as vice provost for 12 years. His term ends June 30, 2014.
The vice provost for research has key responsibility for facilitating the university's research enterprise, overseeing the Office of Research Support and managing complex federal regulation guidelines for university research. In fiscal 2012, the latest data available, Duke performed more than $1 billion worth of research (about double the amount of funding in 2001 dollars) and had risen in the ranks to become the fifth-largest research university in the country. Most of this activity was on the medical center side, but on the campus side alone, research expenditures have grown 73 percent since 2001.
The vice provost also oversees the Office of Export Controls; the Office of Human Subjects Protection; and the Office of Corporate Relations, which helps facilitate the transfer of technologies from university laboratories to the public sector.
The search committee is charged with looking for a candidate who is:
- an intellectual leader among the faculty,
- an energetic and conscientious administrator broadly familiar with issues in higher education,
- a strong advocate for the university's research mission
- a strong proponent for a diverse research program,
- a collaborator with fellow faculty, deans, the president and provost in promoting university research priorities, and
- both a consensus builder as well as a decision maker.
Nominations and comments from the university community are an important part of the search process. All comments will be kept confidential. Early applications and nominations are requested, but will be accepted through Feb. 1, 2014.
All correspondence should be sent electronically (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF files preferred) to susan.booth@duke.edu. Applications should include a letter of interest (two pages maximum) and CV. Nominations should include the nominee's website and CV (if available) and brief description of why the individual should be considered for the position.
Additional information on the position can be found at http://provost.duke.edu/vice-provost-for-research-search/