Manager, Computer Science, Office of

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Manager, Computer Science, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement

**Department/Unit**
- Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S347-22

**Employee Group**
- DPMG

**Position Type**
- Term

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**
- 18 months

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $72,022 - $96,609 per annum

**Classification**
- ADM-07

**Provisional Statement**
This is a provisional classification. Formal classification procedures will be initiated by the Job Design Unit in approximately six months.

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- The Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement (OCIE) is the principal commercialization arm for Dalhousie University and affiliated entities and is responsible for creating demand for their research and technology. This demand creation results in the attraction of contract research, commercialization of institutionally owned technology and inventions, and the generation of local economic development. The Manager, Computer Science maximizes the potential and value of industry research in the Faculty of Computer Science (FCS) by building research relationships between FCS researchers and partner organizations in the industry, government, and non-profit sectors.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and act on behalf of the FCS to establish relationships with companies leading to research contracts, sponsored research agreements and partnership agreements.
- Negotiate on behalf of the FCS and Dalhousie collaborators’ agreements that meet the highest standards for ethics, publication rights, legal rights, intellectual property rights and compensation terms.
- Work with other units on campus and off-campus economic-development agencies (e.g., Invest Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) to identify prospective partners.
- Work with researchers in the FCS and other stakeholders to support the development and management of applied-research projects within the Faculty. Assisting with business aspects of proposal development and ensuring that projects within the Faculty are managed effectively over their life course.
- Ensure that necessary reporting and other communications occur in a timely fashion.
- Partner with other organizations to arrange workshops on research commercialization for researchers and students and raise awareness of FCS research with incubators and other commercially focused organizations.

**Note**
The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.
Dalhousie’s vaccine mandate has been suspended at this time, and employees no longer need to provide proof of full vaccination. However, health and safety risks to our community will continue to be monitored and a vaccine mandate may be reinstated if necessary.

**Required Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree in computer science or engineering with at least five years’ direct business development business experience (or equivalent combination of training and experience).
- Excellent interpersonal skills are vital to this role and the ability to work one-on-one with researchers and with groups of both scientists and business people.
- Presentation skills and ability to address a large audience such as a faculty or university seminar.
- Excellent skills in dealing with research clients and private sector partners particularly on-line communication platforms (i.e. Team and Zoom) and written communications.
- The ability to assist Interns, Associate Managers, and Managers and in managing difficult and complex problems and to work with industrial partners, licensees and external counsel and to oversee their activities in some cases.

**Assets**

**Job Competencies**
Adaptability
- Knowledge & Thinking Skills
- Communication
- Relationship Building
- Development

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**Po