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A variety of employment opportunities are periodically available with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation and our supporting units. Whether your interest is in research or the infrastructure and support services that make it possible, we invite you to explore the featured employment opportunities below or visit the university's job board.
HRI Director Job Posting
The OVCRI invites internal applications for the position of Director of the Humanities Research Institute (HRI). HRI fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. A vibrant hub for humanities activity on campus, HRI convenes distinguished scholars form around the world, supports Illinois faculty and graduate student research through fellowships and a bimonthly seminar, cultivates collaborative faculty driven initiatives through its Research Clusters, hosts multi-million-dollar external foundation grants, and awards prizes recognizing excellence in faculty and student humanities research.
The Director will provide visionary leadership to ensure the institute's position as a world leader in interdisciplinary and convergent research, training, and outreach of the highest quality, transcending the traditional university organizations, units and structures. The Director will plan and implement strategies to address grand challenges and deliver internationally recognized results for the creation of new knowledge and societal impact on society at scale.
About the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Established in 1867, the University of Illinois opened for classes in 1868, with a single building, two faculty members, and 77 students. Today, we are home to around 50,000 students, 16 colleges and schools, 150+ programs of study, and more than 3,000 faculty members.
Our research strengths are legendary, but we are even more excited about the future. As a land-grant institution, the university has a specific mission to address society’s most pressing problems. Our research drives life-changing innovations, permeates our classrooms, and fuels our outreach.
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A Research Enterprise That Reflects a Global Research Community
Research is about asking questions and seeing things in new ways. Developing new knowledge requires creative, innovative thinking, work made better by a diversity of viewpoints and perspectives. Particularly when it comes to interdisciplinary research, including collaborators of different backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, physical abilities, generations, or genders isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do.
Members of our research community come from every corner of the globe. In the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation and our portfolio units, we firmly believe that we can only be excellent when we fully embrace people with varied perspectives and experiences. We strongly support the programs, services, and activities that ensure such inclusivity.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit the Office for Access and Equity's website. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.