Director 08 (SL6)

This title is in the unclassified service and in the SUNY Professional Services Negotiating Unit. This title is in Appendix A of the SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees and, as a consequence, incumbents serving in this title are not eligible for permanent appointment (tenure), but, instead receive five year renewable term appointments.

Positions in this series are concerned with the administration of a specialized research center. A research center usually provides for study, instruction, and public service in a particular area of academic endeavor, often cutting across disciplinary lines. It should be noted that a research center may be university-wide in scope, providing inter-campus leadership in an area of scholarly concern, or may be confined to a single campus servicing the needs of a particular academic program or department.

Many titles in this series are followed by a descriptive phrase that serves to identify the particular center, institute, bureau, or program.

This title is distinguished from Director that has been designated managerial/confidential because it is not assigned significant responsibilities for making policies or in the administration of collective negotiating agreements.

DIRECTOR 08 acts as chief administrative officer of a center, bureau, or program concerned with a specialized aspect of research, instruction, and public service. Does related work as required. Provides leadership in the integration of the study, research, and teaching functions of the facility; directs the planning and coordination of all academic and research projects conducted under the auspices of the program; coordinates the development of instructional offerings in conjunction with academic departments; acts as a liaison with other campuses, extramural agencies, academic departments, and concerned citizens; obtains financing for research and instructional activities by preparing program budgets as well as requests to outside sources of support; plans for future activities by setting priorities, establishing objectives, and determining methods of evaluation. May develop an information program for interested agencies and individuals; provides technical assistance to business and community leaders where appropriate; may develop and maintain procedures for the collection and storage of data; may collect individual research in a particular area of interest and expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

An earned Doctorate, with satisfactory experience in teaching and research activities.

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