University Hiring for Top Level Research Position

A search committee has been formed to hire a new vice president for research, filling a role that has been vacant , who stepped down July 1 from the position for health reasons and passed away later that month.

A university spokesman told Long Island Business News that Stony Brook president Samuel Stanley has been serving as both university president and as vice president for research since July 1. Marburger had served in the capacity of vice president for research from January of 2010 until that point.

The university kicked off its search on Oct. 9.

"We invite applications from individuals with distinguished records of leadership in research who understand the unique role of the public university in the broader scientific aspirations of the country," Dr. Robert Haltiwanger, the chairman of the search committee, said in a statement on the university website.

According to the search announcement, the university is seeking an individual with a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree who will report to the university president and serve as "the major advocate for the Stony Brook University research enterprise on campus, in the state, nationally, and internationally," Haltiwanger said.

A spokesman for the university said the salary is commensurate with experience for the position.