Research Coordinator, College of Arts

**Research Coordinator, College of Arts & Science**:
**Primary Purpose**: The Research Manager will act as a resource and support for the NCC research and knowledge translation activities, primarily supporting: the National Gathering of Graduate Students (NGGS), along with that year’s host NEIHR; the co-creation of Indigenous evaluation frameworks, methodologies and tools with the NEIHR networks; regular online NEIHR meetings; NEIHR in person research gatherings and meetings; and other initiatives of the NCC, which could include working with CIHR on policy implementation, relationship building and partnership development between the NEIHRs the Institutes of CIHR and other provincial or national research or funding organizations, Indigenous health research grant writing, and publications on Indigenous health research.

**Nature of Work**: The Research Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre. This position reports to Dr. Robert Henry, PhD, the Nominated Principal Investigator (NPI) of the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre and the Saskatchewan NEIHR (the host for the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre). Additionally, Research Manager will have guidance and support from the NEIHR research leadership through the Nominated Principal Investigators of all the NEIHR Centres, as well as the managers of each of these NEIHR Centres. The Research Manager will work alongside the Saskatchewan NEIHR staff team, led by Manager Fleur Macqueen Smith, with support from this team as to University of Saskatchewan policies and procedures. 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 NCC’s NPI, research leads and core staff team. You will be involved in a range of research tasks, which could include:

- Developing strong linkages with all the funded NEIHR networks, CIHR staff, and with university academic units, and non-academic organizations, including governments, tribal councils, and community-based organizations.
- Organizing and taking notes for regular NEIHR Principal Investigator and Staff meetings, and NEIHR Evaluation Committee meetings.
- Leading the coordination of the National Gathering of Graduate Students annually along with that year’s host NEIHR
- Developing an annual NEIHR health research conference, with CIHR, with the guidance and support of the NEIHR networks
- Supporting the co-creation of Indigenous Evaluation frameworks, methodologies and tools that can be used by the NEIHRs as well as for a collective evaluation. This work is critically important, as evaluation is mandatory by CIHR and it is used to gather success metrics used to assess the funding of the NEIHR program.
- Research facilitation: identifying funding opportunities, seeking out and matching academics with community partners, assembling teams of academics and non-academics, and supporting them in grant proposal development and submission.
- Conducting literature searches and syntheses to identify gaps and opportunities and assist researchers in developing proposals.
- Reviewing and editing research proposals and attachments, summaries and reports.
- Developing and delivering training in grant proposal writing, research management, research communications, event planning and knowledge translation
- Developing a matrix and mapping of specific and larger research goals of the NEIHR networks as well as identifying national research priorities.
- Assisting researchers in preparing academic articles, which could include: identifying journals; conducting literature reviews; summarizing literature; reviewing and editing drafts; assisting with referencing and formatting per journal submission criteria.
- Providing support with the International Journal of Indigenous Health, which recently moved under the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre.
- Writing and editing knowledge translation materials, such as: project summaries; online course materials; slide presentations; news articles; opinion pieces; website copy; podcasts, and webinars and workshops.
- Identifying ongoing research publicity opportunities, and writing and submitting profiles of researchers and research projects for publication.
- Assisting other research staff with oversight on the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre grant’s funds.
- Providing support for Network research team members (academic and non-academic), in their roles as needed, contributing to the National Coordinating Centre’s success, and that of the individual NEIHRs.
- Supporting communications between NEIHRs, such as creating and managing a national bulletin, and support national working groups.
- Other research duties as needed.

**Education**: Graduate degree required in a fi