Grant Facilitator

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada UBC Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category
M&P - AAPS

Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B

Job Title
Grant Facilitator / Research Program Manager

Department
Nielsen Laboratory | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range
$6,068.92 - $8,724.25 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date
April 18, 2024

**Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Apr 28, 2025

This position is located within a health-care facility. Therefore, this positions requires successful verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by the provincial health mandate.

The anticipated start date for this position is April 29, 2024. The term is for one year with the possibility of extension.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The primary work will be overall grant facilitation and writing, and research program management of the Nielsen and Huntsman laboratories for sarcoma (and potentially breast & gynaecologic cancer) research, and participation in projects that require a high degree of skill and expertise in molecular biology and genomics.

Organizational Status
Reports directly to the principal investigators, Dr. Torsten Nielsen and Dr. David Huntsman. Communicates directly with UBC faculty and staff and external research sponsor personnel. Oversees and manages workload assignments for staff and students of the laboratory.

Work Performed

Write and maintain ethics and certifications.
Work directly with the Principal Investigators in managing the laboratory groups' research programs. Responsible for grant facilitation including identifying funding sources, scientific contributions by drafting the project proposals, and budget forecasting and reconciliation.
Establish and monitor objectives and budgets as well as monitor progress against objectives and milestones/ deliverables for research projects.
Interfaces with collaborating research groups at UBC and abroad. Contributes scientifically at a strategic level to determine priorities within and across projects and at a tactical level ascertaining what roles the Nielsen team members should best play to most efficiently achieve mutual research goals.
Contributes to scientific presentations, publications, grant compliance and reporting, and inter-institutional agreements.
Monitors the literature for relevant developments in the fields under study in the Nielsen and Huntsman labs.
Assists in hiring, supervision, training and management of students and new employees.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Supervision Received
Supervised by Principal Investigators, Dr. Torsten Nielsen and Dr. David Huntsman.

Supervision Given
The position will be responsible for training and providing direction to research staff and students.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

The applicant should possess very strong oral and written communication skills in scientific English, and an understanding of the culture of the research community and research granting agencies.
Applicant should also have very strong interpersonal and organization skills and have the ability to accept responsibility and work both independently and as part of a team.
Attention to detail is essential.
Demonstrated knowledge, skill and experience in research grant development, scientific technical writing, report writing and administration is highly desirable.
Knowledge of and/or experience in project management principles, accounting and fiscal management is preferable.



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