VIP Announces Launch of Faculty Director Search

Vertically Integrated Projects at the University of Arizona is pleased to announce the launch of a search for an inaugural Faculty Director.

The VIP program is a scalable, cost-effective and equitable approach to engaging undergraduate and graduate students in research and creative inquiry. Within the VIP initiative, multidisciplinary teams align student efforts with faculty research priorities in long-term, large-scale projects. The program's highly successful model has been rigorously evaluated and refined nationally over more than two decades, resulting in positive outcomes in student retention; self-efficacy; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and other critical metrics.

The successful candidate will receive the additional title of Faculty Director and a course buyout for the academic year, along with a summer stipend, funded through an award from the Provost's Investment Fund (PIF) for the 2022-2023 academic year. Under the guidance of Research, Innovation & Impact (RII); the Office of the Provost; the W.A. Franke Honors College; deans of participating colleges; and other key stakeholders, the Faculty Director will be charged with designing and implementing major aspects of the program, including faculty recruitment, advancement of industry and other external partnerships, relationship-building within the international VIP Consortium, and student outreach and enrollment – particularly with students underrepresented in research and creative inquiry.

This position is internal, so interested candidates should sign in with their NetID and select Internal Career Site to view the post. The position is listed as Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (position number req10451). Application review will begin in mid-July.