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Industry Liaison Specialist
2 weeks ago
**Date**:Jul 8, 2025 **Location**: Waterloo, CA **Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University **Department**: Office of Research Services **Job Type**: Limited Term **Full-time/Part-time**: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year) **Campus**: Waterloo **Reports to**:Director of Research Services **Employee Group**: WLUSA **Application Deadline**:July 21, 2025 **Requisition ID**:9919 Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose. Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact. With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier’s thriving community has a place for everyone. Laurier has more than 21,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton. The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics. Laurier's Waterloo, Kitchener, and Brantford campuses are located on the shared traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. This land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples and symbolizes the agreement to share, protect our resources, and not to engage in conflict. Laurier's Milton campus is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and part of the Nanfan Treaty of 1701 between the British Crown and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. **Position Summary** The Industry Liaison Specialist is responsible for enhancing the development of strategic collaborative relationships between Laurier faculty and organizations external to the university including the private sector, the public sector, the research community and civil society, in support of the University’s research and technology transfer activities. The incumbent will work closely with faculty to facilitate effective interactions with industry partners and proactively approach companies to identify collaborative funding opportunities, including, but not limited to, those offered through the Tri-Agencies, Ontario Centres of Excellence, and Mitacs. Reporting to the Director of Research Services, the incumbent is responsible for identifying, promoting and managing high/value impact research opportunities with industry partners, including proposal development and ensuring adherence to University and partnering organization’s policies. The incumbent will be responsible for the negotiation and administration of research contracts and contribution agreements. This will include negotiations of financial and legal terms; milestones and deliverable dates; publication, licensing and patent rights; and student participation requirements. The Liaison Specialist plays a critical role in performance monitoring and problem resolution during the life of the contract and/or industrial grant to ensure that the terms, conditions and requirements of the contract or industrial grant are carried out to the satisfaction of all parties. The Liaison Specialist is responsible for the identification, protection and the commercial exploitation of intellectual property (technology) developed by University researchers through a variety of commercial arrangements including licensing and start-up company creation. The incumbent will work closely with faculty members to prepare business cases or plans, facilitate the creation of technology prototypes or demonstration projects, and prepare funding proposals to various government programs that support commercialization of new technology. **Accountabilities** **Industrial Funding Support** - Develop and implement an ongoing strategy for the identification, prospecting and stewardship of external partners that will lead to research in collaboration - Attend meetings and events to promote Wilfrid Laurier Research research capability and to interact with potential sponsors - Pro-actively target sectors or companies where there is high potential for collaboration with faculty members - Prepares and delivers workshops on industry sponsored grant opportunities and strategies for success. - Initiates and facilitate connection between external partners and faculty members - Review, and advise on Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality agreements prior to the faculty members discussing new proposals/ideas with potential sponsors - Consult and assist faculty members in all aspects of the development and preparation of proposals to potential research sponsors. An in-depth and detailed working knowledge of sponsor guidelines and university research policies is required. - Negotiate, in conjunction with the faculty member and the sponsor, on terms and conditions of a contract or industrial grant - Monitor
