José Manuel García Fraga

1. The design and development of research policies. In particular:

a) Promoting the development of research in university institutes, departments, research groups and other structures of the University of La Laguna.

b) Relations between the University of La Laguna and the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System in the field of research and with public and private, national and international research funding institutions.

c) Support and encouragement of participation in projects, agreements, networks and other cooperation arrangements at the national and international levels.

d) Support and encouragement to participate in national and international funding calls.

e) Development of the own research program.

2. Research staff policy. In particular:

a) Promotion and management of the incorporation of research personnel in training, aimed at completing doctoral theses.

b) Promotion and management of the incorporation of postdoctoral research staff, particularly those from calls for excellence.

c) Management of the programs and calls for recruitment of pre- and postdoctoral research staff.

d Interlocution with public and private organizations for the development and financing of pre- and postdoctoral research staff recruitment programs.

3. Research support policy and initiatives. In particular:

a) Promotion and management of the optimization of the General Research Support Service of the University of La Laguna.

b) Promotion and management of support for research project management.

4. The policy for transferring research results. In particular:

a) Promotion, management and development of the transfer of research results in university institutes, departments, research groups and other structures of the University of La Laguna.

b) Relations between the University of La Laguna and the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System in terms of transfer and with public and private, national and international institutions related to the transfer of research results.

c) Support and encouragement for the execution of transfer agreements with public and private entities or those that result in the transfer of research results.

d) Defense and management of the protection of research results and transfer.

e) Development of the Knowledge Transfer Office.

f) The dissemination of research and transfer results.

5. Publications of the University of La Laguna. In particular:

a) Research and transfer journals from the University of La Laguna, including their positioning in the usual international reference indices.

b) Research reports, minutes of meetings and conferences and any other publications related to research and transfer.

c) Parameters and indicators of research production and transfer.

6. Contracts and acquisitions. Those arising from the functions that, in the area of administrative contracting, the legal system attributes to the contracting authority in procedures relating to supply, service, and works contracts within the scope of its powers and the budgetary appropriations allocated to the Expenditure Units for which it is responsible, up to the amount of fifty thousand euros.

7. Grants and aid. Applications for grants and aid related to the Vice-Rector's activities. Grant management.

8. In general, any functions assigned to the Rector in matters of Research and Transfer that are not expressly assigned to another body.

9. In any case, the signing of agreements relating to matters pertaining to the Vice-Rector's Office is excluded from this delegation, without prejudice to any express delegations that may be made for specific cases.