Research Manager, College of Arts

**Research Manager, College of Arts & Science**:
In March 2020, Canada’s national health research funder, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), announced funding to establish nine Indigenous health research centres across the country under its Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) program. This network of centres is intended to be funded from 2020 to 2035 (15 years; 2 renewal cycles), to create and sustain supportive health research environments driven by and grounded in Indigenous communities in Canada. In 2024, the NEIHRs were renewed for another five years.

Métis and First Nations people across Saskatchewan are strong leaders in creating positive changes in health care delivery, and in addressing health and social disparities experienced by their communities. Research is central to their efforts. The nātawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research and Mentorship Networks that make up the Saskatchewan NEIHR (SK-NEIHR, skneihr.ca), while housed at the University of Saskatchewan, are partnered with First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina, and work with communities and organizations across the province.

SK-NEIHR supports First Nations and Métis health research through a number of activities, all developed to address barriers that can prevent Indigenous stakeholders from participating in research. These barriers—including geographic location, lack of staff capacity, and a lack of local and regional infrastructure—and ways to address them were identified through an extensive community consultation process with our partners and advisory councils. More information on this network is available at skneihr.ca. Annual Reports on the network’s activities and impact are online under the About Us tab on the SK-NEIHR website.

**Primary Purpose**:
The SK-NEIHR’s day-to-day operations are led by a Manager who has been with the SK-NEIHR research team from the grant development phase in 2018 until the present. The Manager currently supervises a staff team of five, and is a key contact with the 75 people named on the 2024 CIHR grant. As this network has continued to grow and we take on more staff, we are in need of an Assistant Manager. The Assistant Manager will report to the Manager, with the expectation that they will take over the Manager’s role sometime in the next few years. They will be involved in many aspects of managing the SK-NEIHR, taking over tasks as they become more familiar with this network. This is a senior staff position, requiring considerable experience in research facilitator, leadership, staff management, Indigenous health research and knowledge translation.

**Nature of Work**:
This position is accountable to the SK-NEIHR Manager Fleur Macqueen Smith, and to the Nominated Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert (Bobby) Henry. Under their guidance, along with the Principal Investigators on the grant, the Assistant Manager will help support day to day management of the Saskatchewan NEIHR Network. This is a senior staff position, requiring considerable experience in research facilitation, Indigenous health research and knowledge translation, and leadership. The grant supporting the Saskatchewan NEIHR network is large, with people from University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, First Nations University, and many community organizations, with 75 people named on the 2024 grant, and 57 letters of support from collaborating units and organizations. This is a fast-paced work environment, and you will need to balance competing priorities and shifting timelines, and exercise judgment and discretion. This position is professional or supervisory in nature and is therefore exempt from overtime.

**Accountabilities**:
Research work will be undertaken with the direction, guidance, and support of the SK-NEIHR Manager, Nominated Principal Investigator Dr. Robert (Bobby) Henry, research leads and core staff team. You will be involved in a range of research tasks, which could include:

- Working collaboratively with the Manager and staff to ensure that the research objectives laid out in the SK NEIHR grant are met, and the Network is functioning well.
- Overseeing ongoing support for graduate students and new investigators, continuing work commenced with the Saskatchewan Indigenous Mentorship Network that is now part of SK-NEIHR
- If required, providing assistance to the Nominated Principal Investigator and the Research Manager of NEIHR National Coordinating Centre, to ensure that the research objectives laid out in the National Coordinating Centre grant are met and the Coordinating Centre is functioning well.
- The Assistant Manager will support the Manager in overseeing the day-to-day work of research staff, including community research facilitators, communications and knowledge translation officer, resarch administrative officers, the knowledge keeper in residence, research assistants, and others hired to support this Network’s work. As staff are hired, reporti