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UTEP has established several highly successful research groups of national prominence and sustained productivity, including research teams in the areas of additive/advanced manufacturing, aerospace, health and health disparities, educating minorities and underrepresented groups, computing, and water. UTEP researchers and research teams have had a dramatic impact not only on the scholarship of their fields, but also on our students and research enterprise. To advance our overall research enterprise to the next level, we will seek to substantially grow existing centers and develop new research groups aligned with major funding opportunities.
UTEP will help sustain and foster the expansion of existing major centers of research to increase their positive influence on our students and community and enhance our research impact. We will seek to develop and provide administrative and technical support as well as direct assistance in identifying and obtaining new funding sources for these centers. We will also leverage new and existing research facilities to support growth in these areas. UTEP will promote the development of new major centers of research in emerging areas of faculty expertise that align with unmet or evolving national research priorities. We will develop processes and systems for early identification of major funding opportunities from federal, state, and non-governmental sources. We will target agencies with the greatest opportunity for growth in funding, including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Energy. We will support the growth and formation of research teams that align existing expertise with priorities of major funding agencies and cultivate relationships with targeted agencies/ institutions. We will help secure faculty and student internships with national laboratories, industry, and organizations and support efforts to secure multi-institutional grants.
UTEP will work to expand successful research teams and centers through development and strategic recruitment of faculty and staff. The Provost will work with the Deans to develop policies related to hiring of new faculty and postdoctoral researchers who will enhance research capacity in current and emerging areas of strength, solidify critical research teams, and grow research capacity, through the annual hiring cycle. UTEP will also encourage and coordinate strategic hires across departments to build capacity in areas of exceptional grant funding potential and to supplement existing research teams or centers. To aid in the recruitment of exceptional faculty, UTEP will seek to develop major gifts and endowments in research areas where potential impact is substantial and we can make major contributions. UTEP also will support the development and retention of highly productive faculty by providing support and opportunities to expand their leadership skills and national profile. UTEP will develop faculty leaders who have the skills to secure and manage large grants, including communication and sponsor engagement skills, knowledge of team science, ability to build interdisciplinary teams, grant management skills, leadership skills and knowledge of the University and its resources and priorities.
UTEP has a deep commitment to, and an outstanding record in, local and regional outreach.”