University of Georgia Office of Research

Personnel

• The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs under PACE administrates the UGA Policy for Postdoctoral Appointments and provides postdoctoral scholars with information, resources, and professional development opportunities that will enhance the postdoctoral experience at UGA.
• PACE works with the Office of Faculty Affairs to administer the guidelines for the appointments and promotions of Research Scientists.
• Through the Visiting Researcher/Scholar registration procedures administrated through PACE, UGA visiting researchers/scholars and remote research collaborators (Remote VRS) will be assigned a UGAID and have appropriate “standing” at UGA.

Awards

PACE administrates the nomination process for UGA to recognize its accomplished faculty, postdoctoral staff, recent graduates of the Graduate School and current graduate students with a series of awards that celebrate outstanding research and creative achievement, as well as inventorship and entrepreneurship.

Campus Engagement

• PACE coordinates networking opportunities for all faculty through activities such as Thinking Tables events and Pop-Up Faculty Lounges.
• PACE also leads the Research Communication and Collaboration Roundtable (RCCR), which is an interdisciplinary community of research leaders and administrators to collectively identify strategic opportunities for collaboration and growth by sharing best practices, identifying institutional barriers to growth and collaboration, and proposing solutions to remove these barriers.
• PACE coordinates with UGA centers and institutes on reporting and reviews and works to keep an open line of communication with center/institute directors.