Accountabilities, Duties and Responsibilities of Studies and Research Corporate Director and Respective different functional units

Studies and Research Corporate Director 

Accountability: Studies and Research Corporate Directorate is accountable to the Chief Executive Director of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and works closely with the Chief Executive Director for Research Directorate and Vice president of the research and community engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities: Studies and Research Corporate Director of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences shall have the following duties and responsibilities along with others stipulated in establishment guidelines.

  1. Plan, organizes, manages and coordinates the activities of all research directorate offices accountable to the studies and research directorate office,

  2. Involved in the development, recommendation and implementation of policies and administrative procedures of the college

  3. Follow-up the proper implementation of policies, rules and regulations in the college

  4. Makes recommendation for fostering the development of research programs

  5. Facilitates the development of interdisciplinary research programs in consultation with the research and development council of the college

  6. Develops studies and research strategic plan

  7. Identifies, prioritizes and leads the implementation of studies, researches and community engagement activities that have local, national and regional importance

  8. Develops, plans, facilitates and oversees the establishment and equipping research laboratories

  9. Evaluates the existing research capacity, identify gaps and prioritize areas for capacity building

  10. Follows up implementations of plans for research capacity building in the college

  11. Identifies research and community engagement thematic areas in consultation with the concerned bodies

  12. Coordinates and facilitates collaborative research and developmental programs with donors and funding agencies

  13. Bridges the college with other organizations

  14. Checks regular progress reports on registered research programs and community projects

  15. Prepare periodic reports on the studies and research activities in the college

  16. Prepares and disseminates the research and community engagement outputs

  17. Advises postgraduate students to link with thematic, sponsored research projects, grants and external fundings

  18. charters duties and responsibilities of directorate offices under their auspices

  19. Ensure proper implementation and administration of internal and external fundings of research, community engagement and development projects.

  20. Promotes and supports the works of other research and or training , studies, community engagement, surveillance and Cooperation and partnership directorate offices

  21. Chairs the Research and Community Engagement Directorate Committee and perform any other duties assigned by the Chief Executive Director of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences

  22. Assigns duties and responsibilities to responsible Directorates

  23. Performs any other duties required by the chief executive director of the college of Medicine and health sciences and vice president for research and community engagement

  24. Facilitates the provision of appropriate benefit schemes for community service providers

  25. Prepare research policies and procedures relevant to the center/college and lead the implementation upon approval by research and development standing committee of the senate,

  26. Approvals of workload, incentives and recognitions for researchers are provided according to this guideline.

  27. Make sure breaches and misconducts are addressed based on the guideline,



  1. Research Issues Director

Accountability: Director of Research is accountable to the Studies and Research Corporate Director.

Duties and Responsibilities: Director of Research shall have the following duties and responsibilities along with others stipulated in establishment guidelines.

  1. Ensure proper implementation and administration of research and project funds

  2. Plan, organizes, facilitates, manages and monitors the activities of the center/college

  3. Prepare research policies and procedures relevant to the center/college and lead the implementation upon approval by research and development standing committee of the senate,

  4. Chairs the Research activities committee

  5. Establishes panel of experts for external funds/grants

  6. Lead the administration of research staff, research stations and their facilities,

  7. Provide strategic and operational recommendations to promote the research activities in their specialized areas of the center/college

  8. Identify, promote and lead the development of interdisciplinary research activities in consultation with the concerned offices,

  9. Identify priority research areas and sources of funding for their respective center,

  10. Develop plans to enhance the research capacities of the center/college,

  11. Identify research thematic areas in consultation with key-stakeholders,

  12. Coordinate, monitor and provide support to teaching and research staffs in their research activities,

  13. Organize national and regional forums for dissemination of research results in collaboration with publication, documentation and dissemination directorate,

  14. Initiate the establishments and facilitates the publication of journals and newsletters in the specialized areas of the center/college,

  15. Prepare and submit periodic plans and reports on research activities of the center/college,

  16. Make sure breaches and misconducts are addressed based on the guideline,

  17. Performs other related duties provided by the Studies and Research Corporate Director,

  1. Research Coordinator

Accountability: Coordinator of Research is accountable to the Research Director.

Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinator of Research shall have the following duties and responsibilities along with others stipulated in establishment guidelines.

  1. Ensures proper implementation and administration of research and project funds,

  2. Plan, organizes, facilitates, and supervises the research activities

  3. Implements the decisions and directions issued by the directorate

  4. Facilitates regular seminar and panel discussions,

  5. Supervises the activities of and facilitates resources for researchers,

  6. Facilitate validation workshops of completed research at research sites,

  7. Links completed research outputs to the University Industry Linkage and Technology transfer and/or Community Engagement Directorates,

  8. Update data using the university Research Data Base regularly,

  9. Make sure workload, incentives and recognitions for researchers are provided according to this guideline.

  10. Facilitate impact evaluation of research activities

  11. Make sure breaches and misconducts are addressed based on the guideline,

  12. Performs other related duties provided by the Research Director,



  1. Publication Coordinator

Accountability: Coordinator of Publication is accountable to the Research Director.

Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinator of Publication shall have the following duties and responsibilities along with others stipulated in establishment guidelines.

  1. Ensures proper implementation and administration of publication funds,

  2. Plan, organizes, facilitates, and supervises the publication activities

  3. Implements the decisions and directions issued by the directorate

  4. Supervises the publication activities of and facilitates resources for researchers,

  5. Links published research outputs to the University Industry Linkage and Technology transfer and/or Community Engagement Directorates,

  6. Update publication data using the university Research Data Base regularly,

  7. Make sure incentives and recognitions for researchers are provided according to this guideline.

  8. Facilitate impact evaluation of research publications

  9. Make sure breaches and misconducts are addressed based on the guideline,

  10. Performs other related duties provided by the Research Director,