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Current Leadership

Interested in becoming  the next VIP Faculty Director? We are seeking a proven and innovative leader, with a history of engaging students in undergraduate research.

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The Faculty Director, who will be a research-active faculty member on any faculty track (tenure, career, or continuing) will report to the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development, within the Office of the Provost, with some oversight and input from the VIP Executive Committee.

The Faculty Director will be charged with centering VIP’s mission to expand access to undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity to a broad range of students at the University of Arizona.

Watch this space for a link to the Cultivate application for the VIP Faculty Director - applications, interviews and selection will take place in Spring 2026 with the new Faculty Director beginning their role in July 2026.  

Previous Leadership

David Margolis, MD, PhD

VIP Faculty Director, 2024-2025
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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