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Illinois State University

Associate Vice President for Research

🇺🇸 Normal, IL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $195K - $215K

💻 Research

🗓️ December 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Illinois State University is hiring an Associate Vice President for Research. The AVPR will provide strategic leadership for the university's research enterprise, fostering an environment where scholarship and creative inquiry thrive, while advancing equity, diversity, access, and belonging. Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the role involves steering the research strategy in alignment with the university's goals during a transformative period.

Highlights
  • Lead and cultivate the university's research enterprise, promoting scholarship and creative inquiry.
  • Provide strategic oversight in line with the Excellence by Design plan.
  • Manage competing priorities flexibly and collaboratively within Academic Affairs.
  • Required to hold a terminal degree and have tenure-eligible professorship eligibility at Illinois State University.
  • Demonstrated administrative leadership, including roles such as dean or department chair, with knowledge of federal grant policies and research accountability.
  • Experience securing and managing research funding and building partnerships with funding agencies and community stakeholders.
  • Annual salary range from $195,000 to $215,000.
  • Preferred skills include interdisciplinary collaboration, fiscal innovation, and commitment to inclusive excellence and university core values.
  • Position requires strong communication skills and ability to navigate higher education changes.
  • University offers benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, tuition waivers, and paid holidays.

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