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RSO

Research, Strategy & Operations

Central to Tufts University, the Research, Strategy, and Operations team serves as the nucleus of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Our scope encompasses Strategic Research Development, Research Infrastructure Support, and Strategic Research Operations, offering support for research and scholarly activities, research core facilities, and postdoctoral affairs.
MISSION: Our mission is to deliver operational support and expertise concerning proposal development, research collaborations, research infrastructure, and engagement across the Tufts research community.

MISSION

Be ready. Be Resourceful. Be impactful.

Our mission is to deliver operational support and expertise concerning proposal development, research collaborations, research infrastructure, and engagement across the Tufts research community.

HOW WE ASSIST

Finding Funding: Understand funding success trends and optimize submission of competitive external grant proposals.

Optimizing Support: Enhance support for departments, programs, and initiatives, optimizing the size and impact of research investment.

Grantsmanship Resources & Workshops: Provide resources and workshops to refine grant proposal writing skills.

Research Communications: Prioritize goals for strategic outreach to key external audiences and establish connections across the internal Tufts’ ecosystem.

Facilitating Collaboration: Identify and pursue research collaboration opportunities with internal and external partners.

Strengthening Relationships: Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and collaborators to maximize impact of translational research.

Infrastructure Support: Provide support for research infrastructure to facilitate knowledge discovery and enhance educational opportunities.

Administrative Support Services: Offer administrative support services to streamline research operations.

Postdoctoral Office Support: Provide support services for the Postdoctoral Office to enhance the postdoctoral experience.