New

Associate Dean for Research

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Commensurate with experience

United States, North Carolina, Greensboro

Feb 06, 2026

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Number	004719
Functional Title	Associate Dean for Research
Position Type	Administration - Faculty
Position Eclass	E2 - SAAO II 12 Month Leave Earning
University Information	Located in North Carolina's third-largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked the No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit	The College of Arts and Sciences promotes discovery and learning by students and faculty in the sciences, the humanities, and the arts. The College empowers students to succeed by embracing the challenges of a complex, changing world.
Position Summary	Duties for the Associate Dean for Research include: Provides strategic leadership in developing and refining the College's research mission and activities towards meeting current and future funding goals. Facilitates faculty development of fundable and sustainable research programs. Along with the Office of Research and Engagement (ORE), provides mentorship by helping faculty identify their goals, find resources, and grow their program of research. Assists faculty to form successful collaborative research groups that integrate and support individual programs of research. Creates mechanisms to facilitate team projects within the College and across all units at UNCG. Works with existing interdisciplinary groups in the College, such as the Humanities Network and Consortium (HNAC) and Research and Instruction in STEM Education (RISE). Assists in developing proposals and fellowships along with budgets for submission. Supervises the College's Office of Research and approves proposals on behalf of the College within the Cayuse online system. Coordinates College funding programs for: pilot research that will lead to proposals for significant external funding; travel to funding agencies; external peer review of draft proposals; and summer grant preparation assistance. Chairs the Research Assignment Committee of the College. Represents the College on the UNCG Research Advisory Council and other university forums. Coordinates some of the Department and Program Reviews in the College. Conducts or directs special projects as assigned. Acts in other matters and capacities as delegated by the Dean. Applicants must be tenured associate or full professors in the College of Arts & Sciences. They should have strong records as teacher-scholars as well as experience in seeking and successfully obtaining external funding in their careers. Because of the diversity in disciplines in the College, nominees should have an interest in and ability to work with faculty from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The new Associate Dean for Research should be interested in supporting faculty from all fields in their grant-seeking activities. We are especially interested in candidates who have ideas about how to bring faculty into the grant-seeking process and how to incentivize the creation of multi-disciplinary teams.
Minimum Qualifications	Ph.D. or terminal degree. Tenured associate or full professors in the College of Arts and Sciences with strong records as teacher-scholars, as well as experience in seeking and successfully obtaining external funding in their careers. Because of the diversity in disciplines in the College, applicants should have an interest in and ability to work with faculty from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. interested in supporting faculty from all fields in their grant-seeking activities.
Additional Required Certifications, Licensures, and Certificates
Preferred Qualifications	Interested in candidates who have ideas about how to bring faculty into the grant-seeking process and how to incentivize the creation of multi-disciplinary teams.
Special Instructions to Applicants	Please direct questions about this position to Dean Kelly Joyce (kajoyce@uncg.edu)
Recruitment Range	Commensurate with experience
Org #-Department	Dean's Office - AS - 12201
Job Open Date	02/05/2026
For Best Consideration Date
Job Close Date	03/06/2026
Open Until Filled	No
FTE	1.000
Type of Appointment	Permanent
If time-limited, please specify end date for appointment.
Number of Months per Year	12
FLSA	Exempt