Research Development Lead

2 weeks ago

Oakville, Ontario, Canada Sheridan College Full time
Job Title: Research Development Lead Faculty/Department: Research Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Application Deadline: June 16, 2024 Job Number: J

This is an exciting opportunity to join Sheridan's Generator Support Office (GSO), as we look for a dynamic team player to exercise their passion for grant writing and research project administration to support Sheridan's Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RIE) ecosystem. Sheridan College is a leader among Canada's top 50 research Colleges.

The Research Development Lead (RDL) is a key point of contact for research teams in Sheridan's Research and Entrepreneurship Centres and five Faculties, from project initiation to closeout, and is a critical contributor to driving growth in applied research funding across the college. The RDL identifies and helps to develop collaborative research projects with external organizations; proactively seeks out new external research funding opportunities; assists research teams across a range of disciplines in developing competitive funding applications; and supports faculty, staff, and industry/community partner research relationships. The RDL also acts as a grant manager for a portfolio of funded research projects to ensure timelines and milestones are achieved and provides guidance to the Research Finance team to manage the administration of project budgets to ensure appropriate, accurate and timely expenditures of research funds. The RDL will understand requirements of external funding bodies, such as NSERC, SSHRC, OCI, Mitacs and CFI and ensure compliance with grant application requirements and funding terms and conditions. The RDL is also responsible for building awareness and capacity for RIE across the College, including development and delivery of education and training materials, and engaging directly with new and experienced researchers to provide support. Finally, the RDL will be required to support colleagues in the GSO who are responsible for metrics reporting and communications that showcase Sheridan's research success.

What You'll Be Doing

Providing leadership and support to Faculties, Research and Entrepreneurship Centres, students, and external partners through the full research project lifecycle, through idea formulation and scoping, funding proposal development and administration (projects will be in a range of disciplines depending on current priorities, primarily including social science and humanities, but may also include business, arts and science and technology); Developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for collaborative applied research projects, and ensure the success of funded projects; Proactively monitoring the research landscape and seeking out and disseminating new opportunities for external research funding; Working with research teams to: identify suitable external funding opportunities; develop and shape project ideas, methodologies and budgets; provide a critical review and edit of research funding proposals for the strongest chance of award success; and write institutional-level content for funding proposals; Leading the administrative management for funded projects (with researchers, external partners and research finance teams), including facilitation of legal agreements, high-level monitoring of milestones and budgets, providing research guidance (within the limits of his/her knowledge and experience), and submission of reports to the funding body; this includes ensuring compliance with all College and Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship strategies, policies and procedures and funding agency requirements; Engaging with industry and community partners regarding their research needs and promoting an awareness of Sheridan College's research expertise and capacity, and liaising internally to connect partners with researchers at Sheridan; Developing tools and other supports and delivering training and education, in a variety of topics related to research, research administration, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research and research ethics, to build awareness and capacity for engaging in research across Sheridan's Faculties and Research Centres; Supporting the capturing of success stories, outcomes and metrics of research projects for dissemination and reporting; Performing other related duties, as assigned.

About You

You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse faculty, staff and student population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression , equity , and inclusion .

You demonstrate initiative and excellent communication , organization and problem-solving skills that enable you to independently seek out answers, resolve unexpected challenges, prioritize, balance, and manage multiple complex and competing demands.

You have exceptional written/verbal communication and presentations skills.

You have excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on engaging industry and community organizations as research partners.

You have proven relationship management skills and a solid client service orientation that enable you to establish and nurture trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders, that supports the ongoing reputation of the GSO and ensure Sheridan researchers and our partners are well supported in their research activities.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

Master's degree in a discipline that has instilled very strong writing and research experience, including Social Sciences/Humanities (preferred), Natural Sciences/Engineering, Health Sciences or Arts 5 years of experience in research grant writing, and managing and tracking the administration of large and small-scale research projects, including milestones, budgeting and reporting (equivalency will be considered) Understanding of research funding sources and an ability to assist researchers in developing competitive funding proposals in a range of disciplines, primarily within the humanities and social sciences but including other disciplines as required Project management professional (PMP) certificate will be considered an asset Understanding of Intellectual Property and commercialization will be considered an asset

Who We Are:

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people's lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2024: Galvanizing Education for a Complex World (), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we're making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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