The office is led by an officer. The President shall appoint the officer in charge who is accountable to the Executive Vice-President. The Office for Research & Community Service is generally responsible for any administrative and academic management activities of the Office and shall have the following powers and duties:
· Leads, directs, and coordinates the Office
· creates or organizes resources to ensure that the capacity in research
· methodology and analytical skills of staff members is developed;
· documents progress and terminal reports of research projects;
· encourages departments to engage in research activities;
· approves financial matters of projects funded
by the College;
· ensures that projects approved for funding are registered and reported to the Office of Research and
Publications;
· Takes leadership role in the preparation of a catalogue, brochures, and other printed materials for the College;
· serves as a member of the Academic Commission and Management Committee of the College;
· identifies institutional research priorities and forwards research proposals to prospective national and international donor agencies;
· prepares annual plans and quarterly reports and presents the same to the Executive Vice- President; and
· performs such other duties as assigned by the Executive Vice-President.
Institutional Email: research@aic.edu.et