Vice President Industry University Liaison
Role and Revised Job Description
Introduction
The following document has been prepared with the encouragement of the President to reflect
more accurately the purpose, role and activities of this position. It is timely to do this within an
IFPRI community which is much larger than when the position was first created and where the
pressures on company representatives have changed the extent and duration of their input to
eg the TC.
I. Scope and Purpose
a. The VP supports and assists the TC Chair and Members and works with the
President on all aspects of the development, management and communication of IFPRI
technical activities.
b. He provides an essential element of continuity in all aspects of the technical
programme in a regime where TC personnel change on a frequent basis.
c. He promotes IFPRI throughout both the industrial and academic communities
2. Activities/Dimensions
a. Strategic Development - assist in the development of a research strategy across all
the subject areas by:
i. Highlighting opportunities for change in the forward programme
ii. IdentifYing members needs through discussion, surveys etc
iii. Contributing own experience and expertise to determine strategy
b. Initiate new projects both directly and in collaboration with the TC:
i. Research and define key issues, project scopes and potential contributors
ii. Prepare and issue briefs and solicit proposals in time to meet key decision
points. Guide proposers in the preparation of their proposals.
iii. Brief new researchers on their role within IFPRI
c. Coordinate the management of existing projects
i. Collate and monitor all inputs on the current status of all projects
ii. Communicate, discuss and resolve where possible issues arising with
individual projects and/or researchers
iii. Report results to the TAC
d. Communication
i. Act as Secretary to the TC and T AC, collecting and identifYing issues to be
determined and reporting the outcomes. Coordinate the Europe and US TC
Meetings.
ii. Prepare the Annual Research Report which gives a detai led overview of the
history and status of the current years technical programme.
iii. Compile the VP Annual report and White paper. This is primarily a
comprehensive briefing document for the Annual Meeting. It comprises up to
date summaries of all projects, outlines all issues to be determined by the TAC
(with TC recommendations where available), includes reports of all relevant
visits made by the VP and presents all proposals for new projects under
consideration.
iv. Conduct personal visits
(I) Introduce new researchers to IFPRI, ensure they understand and
are happy with both the project and IFPRI requirements and obtain
background information on researcher/environment.
(2) Discuss, understand and resolve if possible issues arising with
proj ectslresearchers.
(3) Courtesy visits as convenient with (I) and (2)
v. Evaluate and develop alternative means of communication to assist members
and promote IFPRI
(I) IFPRI poster
(2) IFPRI Web site
e. Maintain and develop awareness of advances across all subject areas by attending
key Particle Technology technical meetings
3. ResoUiTes
a. Time. The activities described require in excess of 100 days per year. (Note: current
job definition allows 50 days)
b. Facilities (Note: IFPRI provides no supportfor the provision or operation (!!these
facilities)
i. Extensive and reliable communication facilities including phone, fax, e-mail
and access to the Internet.
ii. Reliable travel planning and support facilities
iii. Good general office facilities for producing and copying high quality
documents and storing IFPRI related documentation
E R Place I 5 May 1998
VP Budget Proposal 1997-98
Month
To WhToOmTAL Location
$
Bremen
1408 ) Clausthal
320 Widnes/LJF
Kalyon Stevens
Case Western
1922 ) Rutgers
Mecholsky PTF) Ir-
2880 Florida
Wypych Wollongong
2800 Queensland
March
TC Europe352 Heathrow
1130 NJIT
IChemE R9e1s2earCcahrdiEffvent
368 Loughborough
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