Director, Research Management Centre

**Research Leadership**:
a) promoting and facilitating leading-edge research, including collaborative and interdisciplinary research, in areas related to the goals of the university;
b) building, and providing sufficient support for, a community of innovative researchers to enhance research capacity at the university and to increase internal and external research opportunities for faculty, post-doctoral fellows,
and graduate students;
c) developing networks between the research centre and researchers in the field in the public and private sectors, locally, nationally and internationally;
d) acting as the nexus between the university and the community with respect to research initiatives of mutual benefit;
e) where applicable, developing mutually beneficial linkages with industry in order to develop partnerships and collaborative research;
f) transferring knowledge to society through outreach (e.g. collaborative research; seminars; workshops; lectures; websites; publications) and, where applicable, through technology transfer (e.g. collaborative research; contract work; and
commercialization of intellectual property);
g) developing strong linkages with appropriate academic departments and units and adding value to line departments through aiding faculty and student recruitment and retention by enriching the research environment; advancing curriculum; informing the teaching of colleagues; and mounting workshops and seminars; providing interdisciplinary research training and mentoring for undergraduate and graduate students; and
vi) regular communication of research centre activities and opportunities for faculty and students’ involvement.

**Administrative Leadership**:
a) leading strategic planning for the research centre to ensure that the centre’s objectives are aligned with the university’s Strategic Plan objectives;
b) overseeing the proper discharge of administrative duties of the research centre including supervising personnel, financial management, and operations;
c) coordinating the appropriate and orderly closure of the centre if required;
d) working effectively with the research centre’s governance committee(s);
e) pursuing the equity goals of the university in the operations of the research centre;
f) managing the research plan effectively and efficiently, ensuring that accepted standards of research and ethical behaviour are met;
g) managing the space needs of the research centre in cooperation with appropriate university authorities;
h) representing the interests of the research centre internally with senior academic administration; and
i) enhancing the reputation of the research centre and the university by undertaking quality research and communicating that research to the society;
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) was established on 18 December 1997 and is one of the first private universities in Malaysia. UNIRAZAK is wholly-owned by Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra, which also owns Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). The University is under the leadership and guidance of our esteemed Pro-Chancellor, YBhg. Dato’ Mohamed Nizam Abdul Razak.

UNIRAZAK is known for its coveted degrees which were jointly-developed in partnership with globally renowned professional bodies. This unique approach enabled its students to obtain dual qualifications; a degree and accreditation by professional bodies relevant to their chosen fields be they in accounting, management, taxation and Islamic banking & finance.

To date, UNIRAZAK’s programme partners include CPA Australia, Chartered Management Institute of United Kingdom (CMI), Malaysian Association of Tax Accountants (MATA), Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM), Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM), Malaysian Institute of Insurance (MII) and others. Today, UNIRAZAK is firmly established as ‘Kuala Lumpur’s Premier School of Business, Government & Education’.
Doctoral (PhD) or Equivalent