My position as Research Administrator reports to the Associate Vice
President for Research and Graduate Studies.  That position reports
directly to the Provost.  For public doctorate-granting institutions
in the US, 47 percent have administrative structures that combine the
functions of chief research officer with the chief graduate studies
officer.  Hope this helps.

Steve Hoagland
Old Dominion University
xxxxxx@oduvm.cc.odu.edu