Associate Vice President, Research Initiatives and Development

🇺🇸 Kingston, RI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $185K - $200K 💻 Other 🗓️ March 18th, 2026

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University of Rhode Island is hiring an Associate Vice President, Research Initiatives and Development. This role requires providing strategic leadership to grow URI's research ecosystem, collaborating with senior research leadership, faculty, and external partners to align research initiatives with the university's strategic plan and funding priorities.

Highlights

Lead strategic direction and growth of URI's research ecosystem.
Collaborate with Vice President for Research and Economic Development, faculty, and government relations team.
Develop and implement strategies for grant submissions, especially interdisciplinary and center grants.
Manage external research relations and communication strategies.
Build partnerships with government, foundations, industry, educational institutions, and community groups.
Oversee internal processes for funding competition candidate selection and allocation of seed funds.
Analyze research funding trends and impacts and mentor staff for service delivery.
Required advanced degree in related field and at least ten years of education or government experience.
Experience with federal research budgets, government relations, EPSCoR programs, and academic research development.
Salary range anticipated between $185,000 - $200,000 annually for this full-time, limited calendar year position through June 2027 with renewal expected.