Research Partner

2 months ago

Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta Full time

**VPRI Research Partners Network**:

- Competition No.

**A109252279D1**
- Closing Date

**Apr 02, 2024**

This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

In accordance with the Administrative and Professional Officer Agreement, this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package found on our Benefits Overview page and annual salary range of $69,169 - $115,281.

**Location** - Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

**Working for the University of Alberta**
- The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

**Working for the Research Partners Network**

**Position Summary**

Under the leadership of the Senior Research Partner (SRP), College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS), the Research Partner (RP) will work directly with researchers as intellectually engaged colleagues. Specifically, this RP role will support researchers in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, which includes the Faculties of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Science, Engineering, and Science.

**Duties**

Strategic Advisor
- Assists researchers in all aspects of research proposal development.
- Provides professional level advice to vice/associate deans research, faculty general/academic department managers, other senior administrators (i.e. Chairs, Centre and Institute directors, etc.), researchers and their staff within assigned areas on a variety of research administration matters, including research policy interpretation (both UofA and external bodies including funding organizations and research regulatory bodies), managing exceptions, and/or exceptional situations, and issue resolution.
- Helps faculties to develop, implement, and manage research policy-related procedures (e.g. handling of indirect costs of research, managing eligibility exceptions, managing internal pots of research funding, etc.) at the unit level, leveraging institutional best practices as applicable.
- Coordinates, promotes and/or delivers training on research development and administration-related best practices, policies and procedures (both UofA and funding organization related).
- Leading and/or involved in the development of the training material as required.

Issue Resolver
- Provides requested research administration-related data and analytics used for key decision-making by area leadership.
- Plays a role in resolving research administration and research development-related issues (including research policy and one-off exceptions, procedure, and funding organization-related) and concerns brought to their attention within their assigned areas. Due to the breadth of research administration and the interconnections with other administrative areas, the partners will work collaboratively with partners from other networks, research administration specialists, senior research partners, external funding organizations, and central staff in VPRI and other COEs as required.
- Proactively identifies potential issues and offers creative, researcher-focused solutions where possible and within the appropriate policy/best practices framework.

Relationship Manager
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships within assigned areas.
- Facilitates the development of research partnerships and connection between faculty/department/researchers and potential collaborators.
- Maintains productive relationships with colleagues in VPRI Centres of Expertise and other UofA units responsible for supporting researchers.
- Proactively establishes, develops and maintains productive relationships with key stakeholders, including external funding organizations, industry and community sponsors, to assist in enhancing the profile and scope of research initiatives with assigned areas.

Researcher Support
- Develops and maintains an in-depth understanding of the research capacity and expertise that exists within assigned areas.
- Proactively develops and provides educational opportunities and materials related to sponsor-specific grant-crafting success for researchers by identifying needs for addit

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