The Associate Dean for Research will be responsible for the following: • Actively advise and notify school faculty of opportunities for applying for externally sponsored research and mentor faculty (particularly junior faculty) on grant writing, grant submission process, and managing existing awards • Build and enhance research relationships with existing partners of the School, including Georgia Cyber Center, Savannah River National Lab, other colleges on AU campus, and DOD organizations at Fort Eisenhower, and help create collaboration opportunities for school faculty • Work in conjunction with the Director of the Cyber Institute at the school on new applied research initiatives that will enhance and grow research expenditures at the school • Work with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in supporting existing, new, and emerging graduate programs in the School, and interact with the Graduate School • Participate in working with the other colleges to expand strategically the multi-disciplinary graduate program offerings to other degrees and disciplines • Assist in developing graduate research curricula and courses in consultation with the School faculty • Assist in supporting doctoral students in terms of problem resolution and career development • Support the recruitment of outstanding faculty and provide input to the Appointment, Promotion & Tenure process for Graduate Faculty • Assist and mentor junior faculty in moving their research programs forward and obtaining extramural funding • Assist with the recruitment of doctoral students • Participate in speaking engagements to convey the School programs, initiatives, student accomplishments, and benefits to the community and state • Identifying opportunities to connect college resources to student needs. The candidate must bring professional maturity and documentation to support the following skills and characteristics: • Documented leadership skills • Extensive mentorship experience • Successful experience with the supervision of staff in a complex organization and the successful management of multiple programs in a higher education setting • Highly developed human relations skills, leading to the ability to work well with staff and volunteers of all levels and backgrounds in the organization • Strong communication skills: written, oral, public speaking, and listening • Strong planning and organizational skills, including ability to manage multiple relationships in a highly matrixed organization • Budget and financial management experience • Desire and ability to enact change, strong task orientation, and high level of energy • Personal characteristics associate with successful academic professionals, including a vigorous work ethic, sound judgment, impeccable integrity, demonstrated initiative, appropriate professional appearance, attitude, and personality to work effectively with colleagues, senior leadership of the university, volunteers, and constituents • Affinity with the overall mission of Augusta University.