About OVPR

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) is responsible for providing high quality services to faculty and staff and to increase the funding available to support research and scholarship.

The OVPR is the entity that hosts the Tufts Postdoctoral Scholars program. The approximately 250 postdoctoral scholars at Tufts University reside in departments across all three campuses, including the Tufts University School of Medicine (Boston Campus), School of Engineering, Biomedical sciences and Arts & Sciences (Medford Campus); there are also scholars in the physical sciences, child development, psychology and humanities on the Medford Campus, in the HNRCA, the Friedman School of Nutrition, and School of Dental Medicine on the Boston Campus and at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine on the Grafton campus.

The OVPR provides information about postdocs employment benefits, research funding opportunities, and much more. If you’d like to explore their website, go to OVPR.