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Research is one of the main pillars of Dambi Dollo University (DaDU) as it has a longstanding commitment and tradition of undertaking research. The office of director for research manages all research activities in collaboration with research centers and/or institutes, colleges, academic institutes and units. The research undertakings have been stretched to national and international levels of collaborations.
Dambi Dollo University's Integrated Agricultural Research center is one of the main directorate offices under the Vice President for Academic, Research, Technology Transfer and Community Services is responsible to conduct the following duties:
Develop research policies, guidelines and administrative procedures, and supervise their proper implementation,
Building, and providing sufficient support for researchers to enhance research capacity at the university, and to increase internal and external research funding opportunities for staffs, and PG students,
Identify thematic research areas and update this overtime in consultation with the office of Academic, Research, Community Services and Technology Innovation Vice President.
Develop networks between the research institutes/centers and researchers in the field, locally, nationally and internationally,
Act as the link between the university and the community with respect to research initiatives of mutual benefit
Evaluate existing research capacity and identify gaps and priority areas for capacity building,
Monitor transferring knowledge to community through outreach for the colleges, research institutes/centers to ensure that their research objectives are aligned with the university’s Strategic Plan objectives,
Coordinate budgeting of research, check regular progress of research undertaking, and promote performance evaluation process in different colleges/institutes,
Support and facilitate collaborative research programs with donors and funding agencies,
Lead planning, organizing, supervising and monitoring of all research activities coordinated by college/institute research and PG coordinators, & heads of research institutes/centers, of the university,
Manage the proper discharge of administrative duties of the research institutes/centers, and research and PG coordinators including supervising personnel, financial