UCC Extramural Associate Program

描述（由申请人提供）：为了进一步提高中加勒比大学（UCC）的研究能力和生产力，研究和研究生研究助理院长办公室已经成立。该办公室的主要目标是积极促进和促进UCC学术界的跨学科研究企业和课程开发。目前正在执行一项两阶段的组织计划。第一阶段致力于通过挑选和培训员工来组织办公室。第二阶段将致力于制订和执行奖励前和奖励后的程序，协助研究人员准备申请书和出版物，建立一个强有力的形象，以产生外部收入和研究补助金，促进研究合作，以及协助执行科学人力资源发展股。本单位将负责初级和高级研究人员的专业发展和继续教育。该单位将提供培训课程，以解决初级研究人员成功发展其研究能力所需的能力，包括研究项目的开发和管理，获得和管理拨款以及所获得成果的交流。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To further the Universidad Central Caribe's (UCC) research capabilities and productivity, the Office of the Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies has being created. The main goal of this Office is to actively facilitate and promote interdisciplinary research enterprises and curriculum development within UCC's academic community. A two-phase organizational plan is being implemented. Phase I is dedicated to organizing the office by selecting and training the staff. Phase II will be devoted to establishing and implementing pre- and post-award procedures, assist researchers in the preparation of applications and publications, establishing a strong profile for generation of external revenue and research grant funding, fostering research collaboration, as well as assisting in the implementation of the Scientific Human Resources Development Unit. This unit will be responsible for the professional development and continued education of junior and senior research faculty. The unit will provide training programs that will address the competencies junior research faculty require to successfully develop their research capabilities, including the development and management of research projects, the acquisition and management of grants and the communication of the results obtained. Participation in the EA Program will provide the new Assistant Dean with the necessary knowledge to achieve the goals expressed above. Faculty development through research is a goal of UCC and it is the cornerstone of UCC's efforts to become self-sufficient via external research funding. The specific aims of this project are to: 1) increase the institution's capability to obtain non-minority external funding; 2) increase the number of publications in peer reviewed journals; 3) increase the amount of interdisciplinary interinstitutional research collaborations; 4) promote faculty involvement in research activities; and 5) increase the amount of funding provided by the local and state government, private donors and corporations. These aims will be achieved by the creation of a Research Development Office, which will be created as a direct result of this grant. The knowledge acquire in the EA Program is essential to fulfill the institutional research goals as stated in the Strategic Development Plan (SDP) of the Institution.