• Development of applied, clinical and basic research proportional to the national research priorities • Providing appropriate condition to utilize technologies required for research , particularly the new ones • Comprehensive support of researchers • Improving efficiency and effectiveness of research • Attracting and developing resources (human, financial and physical) • Qualitative and quantitative development and commercialization of research products
Duties:
• To provide necessary evaluations in order to make decision on research activities • To conduct necessary studies to evaluate research activities and assess annual research performance of university • To contact with national and foreign institutions in order to collaborate in research affairs and exchange new scientific findings • To regulate and revise the strategic documents for research • To manage research units affiliated to university • To collaborate with other research institutions in terms of providing scientific, cultural and social services, and holding seminars, scientific conferences and taking the responsibility of all affairs related to research contracts • To hold short term research courses for other non-university research institutions • To supervise all research affairs taking place in university, libraries, and university data banks • To provide sabbatical study leave for faculty members inside the country and overseas • To provide university research program, clarify objectives and determine research priorities in the form of medium and long term programs to be presented to the university research committee • To publish and translate articles and books provided by faculty members and supervise activities of research publications affiliated to university • To supervise activities of research committees in faculties and affiliated centers or institutions • To guide, coordinate and supervise activities of university students' research committee • To provide a financial report and estimate annual credit of research affairs to be presented to the Board of Directors • To supervise all research institutions, dependently or independently affiliated to university • To supervise all university affiliated centers for clinical development
