Research Review Officer

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Mitacs Full time

Mitacs is a national not-for-profit organization that helps industry and not-for-profit partners solve strategic challenges by leveraging Canada’s world-class post-secondary talent and a global network of industry, academic, and government partnerships. Through these collaborations, Mitacs helps business and community partners succeed, improves students’ on-the-job skills development, and strengthens Canada’s world-class innovation ecosystem. At Mitacs, we strive to develop the next generation of innovators with vital research and business skills. In partnership with domestic and international companies, governments, and academia, we support a new economy using Canada’s most valuable resource — its people._
- To get a better understanding of Mitacs and read more about our values, please visit our _website_._
- **This position can be fully remote or hybrid near Mitacs offices in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa or Calgary**_

Reporting to the Director, Research, the Research Review Officer will contribute to maintaining Mitacs research quality standards by helping to manage peer review processes for Mitacs programs. This position will require a thorough understanding of Mitacs’s programs and mission, excellent judgment, the ability to perform under pressure, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

**Responsibilities**:
Handle research proposals for programs such as Accelerate, Elevate, and Globalink:

- Invite external experts to review proposals and manage follow-up communications.
- Document/summarize feedback from external reviewers.
- Prepare funding recommendations on proposals to the Mitacs Research Council.
- Prepare written feedback on research proposals to program applicants.
- Ensure timely completion of peer review.

Manage the work of Research Review Consultants:

- Assign research proposals to Research Review Consultants (RRCs) to handle.
- Ensure a balanced distribution of workload among RRCs.
- Recruit, train, and mentor RRCs, as required.
- Review and finalize funding recommendations from RRCs.

Collaborate with other Mitacs departments:

- Represent the Research team in cross-departmental activities and organization-wide initiatives.
- Collaborate with other teams where shared workflows exist.
- Participate in working groups, contribute to new initiatives, and facilitate improvements to existing procedures.
- Support members of other teams in learning about the review process.

Required skills and expertise:

- Ability to grasp topics across a wide range of academic disciplines
- Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize and clearly present complex information
- Capable of working independently and in a collaborative team setting
- Able to effectively plan and organize work to prioritize multiple deadlines
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Receptive to new ideas and diverse perspectives
- Master’s degree required, but PhD preferred
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and decolonization are _core values_ at Mitacs. We believe a diverse workforce comprised of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and backgrounds (e.g., gender identities and expressions, Indigeneity, race, abilities, sexual orientation, and other identities) are crucial to our success. We welcome everyone to apply, and encourage you to connect with us if you require accommodations during the recruitment process._

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