Senior Vice President of Research

This search is at an advanced stage in the process. If your experience and background are a good fit for the position, we will be in touch.

The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler or the University) – a young and dynamic Carnegie R2 research university – invites nominations, expressions of interest, and applications for the position of Senior Vice President of Research (SVPR). UT Tyler is an institution committed to serving its students and supporting the local community, centered in the values of servant leadership, excellence, accountability and diversity of ideas, peoples and cultures. The SVPR will join an institution newly merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and with the first School of Medicine in East Texas welcoming its first cohort in the fall of 2023. This is a transformative opportunity for an innovative, nimble, and collaborative leader to provide strategic vision for the untapped research potential at a newly envisioned university serving a vital role to the region.

Reporting to the President and serving as a member of the President’s Cabinet, the SVPR will lead the Office of Research, Scholarship, and Sponsored Programs (ORSSP) in further developing supportive, collaborative, and efficient research operations focused on expanding the research ecosystem. With a strategic plan aiming to grow the student population and double research expenditures by 2027, the SVPR will champion a research culture inclusive of all disciplines and forms of scholarship while capitalizing on areas of strength and opportunity for direct community impact. The SVPR will prioritize research integrity and compliance, leverage existing external partnerships, and creatively build collaborations with new community industries and constituents. They must be a collaborative leader with the ability to communicate well with researchers across a broad span of disciplines.

All applications, inquiries, and nominations, which will remain confidential, should be directed below. 

Greg Esposito is leading this search with Hannah Moore.

The University of Texas at Tyler is committed to equal employment opportunity. It accepts the obligation as a member of the community at large, and as a government contractor, to exercise an active and positive program of non-discrimination in all areas of employment. Employment decisions are made by providing equal opportunity and access on the basis of qualifications and merit.