Research Administration

Key Offices & Roles

Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty

  • Grant and fellowship proposal authorizations

  • Research-related leave

Dean of Academic Departments and Programs

  • Conference Travel Funds

  • Faculty Research Funds

  • Humanities Faculty Research Funds

AVP for Academic Planning and Operations

  • Space

  • Intellectual Property

  • Budgeting

  • Academic Affairs Safety Committee

Director of Content & Digital Library Systems/Librarian, Schaffer Library

  • Data management plans

  • Long-term data storage for grants

Chief Information Officer - ITS

  • Export controls

  • Data privacy & security

Communications & Marketing

  • Sharing research news inside & outside of Union

Financial Aid Office

  • Hiring work-study research assistants

Human Resources Office

  • Hiring grant- or department-funded research assistants

Facilities

  • Physical plant resources

  • Equipment installation

  • Lab renovation, refit, maintenance

Director of Undergraduate Research

  • Student Research and Travel Grants

  • Summer Research Program

  • Steinmetz Symposium

Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

  • Academic Affairs Safety Committee

Assistant Controller

Procurement Office

Dean of Engineering

Director of Sponsored Research & Grants