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Vice President for Research
Dr. Mohammad Hadi Tavakolpour
Vice President for Research
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology
Email: tavakolpourujsas.ac.ir
Duties of the Vice President for Research
- Managing and overseeing the achievement of research goals and strategies in line with the university’s vision, objectives, and strategies.
- Formulating policies, planning, and enhancing the academic level, and guiding all research-related activities to improve the university’s ranking.
- Managing and planning to determine the university’s research priorities based on its goals and strategies.
- Managing and planning the authorship and translation of scientific and academic books required for the university’s existing disciplines.
- Formulating policies, planning, guiding, and supporting graduate-level research.
- Formulating policies and planning research to create specialized areas to enhance judicial training.
- Managing and overseeing the organization of reputable conferences in specialized fields.
- Planning and collaborating with national scientific and research institutions to conduct research activities aligned with the university’s objectives.
- Managing and overseeing the strengthening and development of research through the establishment and utilization of research units and scientific associations.
- Managing and overseeing the organization of educational workshops and scientific conferences for faculty and staff.
- Formulating policies and planning to enhance the quantity and quality of the university’s scientific publications.
- Managing the estimation of resources, budget, and annual funding required for the Research Vice Presidency and following up on its approval.
- Managing the provision and optimal allocation of resources needed for research programs.
- Reviewing research proposals for discussion in the University Research Council and following up on related reports and council decisions.
- Managing necessary studies to evaluate the university’s annual research performance and activities.
- Collaborating in planning and drafting bylaws and guidelines related to research activities.
- Managing and planning matters related to intellectual and material property in university research.
- Ensuring necessary internal and external coordination for the University Research Council.
- Encouraging, collaborating, and coordinating with faculty members, researchers, and students to conduct necessary research and sign research contracts to enhance the university’s research level, ranking, and income for faculty and the university.
- Overseeing and participating in addressing financial needs, allocating necessary funds, and securing government grants for researchers and following up on payments to researchers from the relevant financial unit.
- Managing and supervising the tasks assigned to experts in various research units.
- Establishing continuous communication between research experts in university-affiliated units and supervising their work.
Subordinate Sections
Duties of the Director of Research and Innovation Affairs
- Acting as the secretary of the University Research Council and drafting and compiling council decisions.
- Managing and organizing the university’s research programs in line with approved policies and guidelines.
- Making decisions on research programs and submitting corrective feedback to relevant authorities.
- Implementing established programs and policies regarding research and providing necessary guidance to relevant units.
- Conducting studies to determine the university’s research needs and priorities in line with its goals and strategies, and submitting necessary reports to authorities.
- Strengthening and developing research through the establishment and utilization of research units and scientific associations.
- Planning to establish platforms for free thinking, critique, and debates.
- Managing and planning to streamline research activities and enhance the quality of research programs.
- Handling matters related to intellectual and material property in university research.
- Preparing necessary reports for discussion in the Research Council.
- Providing opinions on the university’s research budget.
- Conducting necessary studies to identify the university’s research and investigation needs.
- Planning and drafting bylaws and guidelines for research activities.
- Providing equipment and necessary resources for projects with the assistance of relevant units.
- Managing all matters related to signing research contracts, implementing them, and following up on payments to researchers from the relevant financial unit.
- Collaborating and coordinating research activities among faculties and various research units.
- Handling matters related to research grants and incentives for faculty members’ and graduate students’ articles.
- Managing matters related to sabbaticals and scientific trips for faculty members and graduate students.
- Planning and collaborating with faculty members on publishing authored and translated books.
- Planning and coordinating the organization of scientific seminars and conferences at the university.
- Conducting necessary studies to evaluate the university’s annual research performance and activities.
- Ensuring necessary internal and external coordination for the Research Council.
- Supervising the tasks assigned to experts in relevant units.
- Planning the organization of educational-research workshops for faculty members and students.
- Establishing and developing the university’s research information database system.
- Managing and supervising the documentation of research activities of faculty members and students.
- Performing other assigned tasks within the scope of duties as directed by the superior authority.
Duties of the Director of Library and Documentation Center
- Establishing direct communication with libraries, documentation centers, research institutions, and governmental and non-governmental publishers.
- Planning the establishment of new libraries and expanding activities related to university libraries, including reference sections, periodicals, theses, and lending services.
- Accepting orders for library materials (books, periodicals, educational aids, and other library resources) as needed.
- Reviewing and providing opinions on the library budget based on proposals received from faculties and submitting them to higher authorities.
- Assessing the library’s initial needs and reporting them to the superior authority.
- Delegating tasks and evaluating staff performance in all matters related to books and library operations.
- Providing services, signing library-related correspondence, and preparing necessary reports.
- Preparing backup files of resource information and student memberships in the library’s software system.
- Resolving software issues in the library system.
- Printing membership cards, labeling books, and preparing lending cards.
- Managing and supervising the entry of resource and member information and book lending in the aforementioned software.
- Performing other assigned tasks within the scope of job duties as directed by the superior authority.
Duties of the Director of Entrepreneurship and Communication Development
- Negotiating with economic organizations and centers to attract research and industrial projects.
- Signing cooperation agreements with economic centers, organizations, and various entities.
- Announcing the research priorities of companies, organizations, and institutions to university researchers.
- Creating a database of the scientific potential of university faculty members.
- Utilizing the university’s capabilities to address research needs and provide consulting services to executive organizations and industries in the country.
- Enhancing the quantity and quality of the university’s connections with economic centers and industries at international, national, and provincial levels.
- Organizing short-term training courses to improve the quality of students’ and graduates’ knowledge in entrepreneurship and business.
- Supporting graduate students’ theses on topics proposed by the Entrepreneurship and Communication Development Department, and guiding entrepreneurial ideas in collaboration with faculty members and students.
- Promoting an entrepreneurial spirit and culture, and enhancing the university community’s understanding of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, and their role in economic prosperity, job creation, and welfare.
- Encouraging and attracting the university community to participate in entrepreneurship training courses.
- Expanding specialized research on entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial environments, and related fields, considering the country’s conditions and requirements.
- Activating university entrepreneurship clubs.
- Drafting guidelines for faculty members’ sabbatical opportunities.
- Reviewing the conditions of applicants for sabbatical opportunities.
- Identifying the requirements for applicants seeking sabbatical opportunities.
- Identifying and negotiating with organizations and centers to develop connections and create sabbatical opportunities.
- Performing other assigned tasks as directed by the superior authority.
Research Regulations and Forms
Regulations on the Terms and Conditions for Accepting Scientific Works
Guidelines for Converting a Work into a Book-Thesis/Dissertation
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