Principal Researcher, Centre for Innovation

**What Are We About?**:
Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

**Centre for Innovative Aquaculture Production (CIAP)**

Located at our Frost Campus in Lindsay, Ontario, our CIAP is a modern and dynamic facility for industry-focused applied research related to aquaculture. Research projects can occur on-site in our hatchery, at partner locations, or in the field. In addition to collaborating on research projects with industry, we have established partnerships with other academic institutions, government and NGOs, and Indigenous communities.

**What This Position is About**:
Reporting to the Research & School Operations Manager, the Principal Researcher is responsible for managing and coordinating the formulation and execution of effective research projects by consulting and engaging with industry partners with a view to ensuring the financial sustainability for their research centre. The incumbent will provide strategic direction, scientific leadership and manage a range of applied research and related activities, including partner liaison activities, applied research business development activities, grant and proposal development for all projects, budget tracking, and human resources management as assigned. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing and implementing both field-based and laboratory research projects; compiling and analyzing results; developing and testing models; developing decision-support tools; publishing results of work in scientific journals, writing detailed technical reports, annual reports and other publications. The Principal Researcher works closely with the Research & School Operations Manager, and Director, Applied Research & Innovation to implement projects and address variances in budgets, project outcomes, and activities with a view to long term sustainability of the research area.

**Work Schedules**:
This position has been designated as hybrid/partially remote and is expected on-site 50% of the time.

**For More Information**:
For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Principal Research - CIAP Job Description

**What We Are Looking For**:
Completion of a PhD in aquaculture or related field along with a minimum of five years of work experience (Excluding Graduate Work):

- Significant experience in business development, grant writing and working with industry partners including the design, organization and implementation of applied research experiments and demonstrated scientific leadership experience.
- Strong background and skills including knowledge of mechanical systems and fish life support systems
- Proficiency in statistical analysis (such a R, Python, or specialized software used in biological research) for analysing data collected from experiments.
- Ability to identify issues in existing aquaculture systems and design mechanical solutions to improve efficiency, sustainability and productivity.
- Ability to communicate complex scientific concepts both in writing (for research papers, grants, etc.) and verbally (for presentations at conferences, workshop and seminars)
- Practical experience in aquaculture farms or facilities and an understanding of the real-world challenges faced by the aquaculture industry.
- Knowledge and experience with the protocols set out by the Canadian Council on Animal Care
- Experience leading the day-to-day operations of a recirculating fish hatchery, including rearing healthy fish, troubleshooting complications that arise with fish rearing, related disease pathogens or systems issues which impact fish health.

**How To Apply**:
**Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**:
Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.