Research Innovator Career Track
Description and Requirements
Research is critical to IU’s academic mission and to growing externally funded research to achieve key IU 2030 Strategic Plan Pillar 2 goals.
The IU Research Innovator Career Track supports hiring specialized staff with deep experience from industry, other universities, government, and/or the nonprofit sector in staff positions at market-based, competitive rates. Importantly, the track also provides a career path to retain talent over time. Research Innovators may be engaged in basic (i.e., acquiring new knowledge), applied (i.e., solving problems) and/or development research and creative activities (i.e., improvements and new processes or products, and production of creative works).
To be a Research Innovator, positions must meet the following criteria:
- Almost exclusively externally funded through sponsored grants and contracts;
- Directly engages in research or creative activity, providing significant intellectual contributions, driving innovation and discovery across the entire breadth of research and creative disciplines at IU, or providing a highly specialized or technical or creative service that directly supports externally sponsored research; and
- Contributes to the public dissemination of findings and knowledge and creative endeavors.