Research Development Office

• Supporting the President and the Vice President for Research and Support for Emerging Academics in strategic research development initiatives

• Coordinating and supporting presidential working groups and task forces in the development and implementation of strategies related to research development

• Designing, implementing, evaluating, and further developing strategic intramural funding programs

• Analyzing and presenting the university’s research performance and development for strategic and public communication purposes

• Strategic support and advice during the application process and for on-site reviews

• Content-related coordination of networking meetings for spokespersons

Coordination, strategic support and advice for the university’s proposals for a Cluster of Excellence

Strategic support and advice during the application process

Strategic support and advice for applications within the Distinguished Professorship and Alexander von Humboldt Professorship programs

• Collection and preparation of data for submission to ranking organizations

• Analysis, preparation, and presentation of ranking results: within the university (e.g., in committees) and for the wider public (e.g., website and press releases) 

• Supporting UR’s Executive Board in strategic initiatives related to rankings

• Compilation and synthesis of subject-specific ranking results

Strategic support during the university’s nomination procedures for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize:

• Advising on procedures and processes related to research awards

• Developing timelines and workflows for nomination processes

Conceptual design and strategic development of the university’s central research website