Research Working Group
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Excellent, highly productive faculty
Faculty contributions to public scholarship and policy
Upward trajectory of research profile, including growth in external funding
Diversity of disciplines and perspectives
Interdisciplinary units (Creative Media Industries; Global Studies; Gerontology; Neuroscience; Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies; etc.) and areas of focus (Brains & Behavior, Language & Literacy, Molecular Basis of Disease, Urban Health Research)
Targeted hiring programs, especially those that include graduate student support (Next Generation Program)
University Research Centers
International scholars and conferences
Location in Atlanta, including access to health and media sectors, international communities
GSU internal grants programs, including Areas of Focus seed grant programs
Workload adjustment programs (PAWS Jr, etc.)
Research-active graduate students
Graduate fellowship programs
Large and highly diverse student body
External grant dollars as single metric for tracking and recognizing research productivity
Research/scholarship that is not attached to large amounts of external funding is undervalued
Infrastructure: Limited research space, especially beyond wet labs
Infrastructure: Dwindling library resources
Infrastructure: No research development staff
Infrastructure: Low ratio of grants and contracts officers per number of projects
Infrastructure: Lack of support for coordination of research conferences
Infrastructure: No administrative support for post-docs
Infrastructure: Lack of resources/support for multi-PI, center and training grants
Infrastructure: Lack of standard operating procedures and support for all grant types, intellectual property and technology transfer
Declining numbers of tenure-track faculty, especially new assistant professors
Mixed message from administration on prioritization of teaching vs. research for tenure track faculty
Faculty and staff retention challenges, especially salary compression
Communication about research opportunities, resources, accomplishments
Low/uneven graduate student stipends across programs
Uneven implementation of workload policy across college
Challenges to splitting credit for collaborative research ventures
Outside recognition and visibility lags behind our research strengths
Limited endowment funds
Not tracking alumni
Limited connections with local industries, research institutions and universities/colleges
Location: Engagement with international communities, underserved populations
Location: Potential collaborations with health sector, other research institutions, college and universities
Location: Access to media industries (“Y’allywood”)
Location: Access to policy makers, state and local governments
Location: Attractive destination for faculty recruitment
Location: Viable destination to host large research conferences
Large pipeline of students, given large size of college and consolidation with Perimeter College
Title III and Title V funding opportunities
Expand grant applications to more federal agencies
Foundation funding
Add more interdisciplinary centers, labs
Incentivize and support graduate research (by writing students into grants, for example)
Turner Field and other GSU satellite locations
Next Generation Program funding to facilitate interdisciplinary research, team science, recruitment of post-docs and research-track faculty
Funded PIs could request supplements on their NIH grants to fund faculty, students and post-docs from underrepresented minorities or with disabilities
Increase F&A cost coverage to increase the amount of indirect $$$ that comes back to the college and departments.
Uncertainties with respect to federal funding priorities
Georgia political climate and legislative priorities
Lack of attention to federal compliance requirements
Security and safety on campus
Decreased levels of available federal funding and increased competition, irrespective of current political climate
Continued decline of tenure-track faculty and imbalance with increasing non-tenure-track faculty size
Narrowing job market for certain academic fields
Persistent reliance on external grant dollars as single metric for tracking and recognizing research productivity
Lack of available funding for basic research
Uncertainties with regard to internal policies on support for graduate assistants
High F&A rates resulting in reduced funds allocated to research with some granting agencies.
Uncertainties about the source of the funds (department, college, university?) for grants that require voluntary cost sharing