Vice Chair for Research

Summary:

The Vice Chair for Research will be charged with developing a nationally known and prominent research agenda in Emergency Medicine. This role is responsible for articulating a vision of the Department's research in addition to recruiting candidates who will help fulfill that agenda. The person in this role will implement the infrastructure necessary for the agenda to be successful, as well as develop and promote projects integral to the agenda.

Job duties:

Strategic planning

• Provide strategic direction, and operational oversight of the department's research programs and activities
• Work with executive leadership to establish and measure performance metrics
• Participate in the annual budgeting process in conjunction with the Chair and other Vice Chairs

Leadership

• Demonstrate an understanding and support of the mission, vision and values of UAB Medicine
• Effectively role model quality, patient centered comprehensive care, self-directed learning, ethical conduct, and professionalism
• Foster a collaborative research environment in which faculty with a research assignment can be successful
• Collaborate with senior leadership to drive, support, and model an innovation- and entrepreneurial-oriented culture focused on high-quality clinical and translational research
• Collaborate with the Senior Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and the Senior Vice Dean for Research Compliance and Administration; attend the School of Medicine Vice Chairs for Research bi-monthly meetings

Research excellence and fiscal sustainability

• Develop opportunities for research innovation and mentorship, both internally and externally to the Department
• Ensure the realization of high quality and highly productive research and research education programs within established regulatory and institutional guidelines and policies
• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards at an institutional, local, industry, and federal level
• Contribute to the research mission by maintaining a personal program of research projects
• Promote the growth and sustainability of funded research activities, actively seeking and promoting opportunities to grow resources to support the research portfolio
• Practice fiscal stewardship to ensure the research program maintains a fiscally sustainable model
• Assist with developing infrastructure necessary to maintain the research environment

Clinical support

• Participate in clinical shifts at the Chair's discretion to maintain clinical skills and continue an understanding of the operations and topical issues of the emergency departments

Miscellaneous

• Other duties as assigned

Reporting and working relationships:

The Vice Chair for Research will report directly to the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

The Vice Chair for Research will work in conjunction with other Vice Chairs.