Abami Hub Manager

**Department** Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept

**Salary range** $87,013 to $119,644

**Posted date** May 22, 2025

**Closing date** June 18, 2025

**Position Type** Full Time - Trust Funded

**Description**:
**_This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA)._**

In accordance with the Trust/Research Academic Staff Agreement, this position offers a comprehensive benefits package found on our Benefits Overview page and an annual salary range of $87,013 to $119,644. This position has an approximate appointment of 3 years.

**Location -**This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person, with work primarily taking place at North Campus, Edmonton.

**Working at the University of Alberta**

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Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

**Working for the Department**

The Alberta Advanced Manufacturing International Hub (AbAMI Hub) is an Alberta Innovates-funded technology ecosystem and network of Alberta research and innovation providers, collaborating with diverse research and industry partners provincially and globally, to catalyze the advancement of manufacturing technologies in Alberta. Led by the University of Alberta and InnoTech Alberta, this industry-informed Hub will address critical issues relating to limited exposure of Alberta industry to new, cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, support for industry in the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies, and the need for improved efficiency, productivity, revenue growth, and job creation/retention in the Province.

The unique novelty of the AbAMI Hub lies in its immediate and direct connections to international research partners and other established Hubs in global manufacturing networks in developed and emerging economies. It has assembled an international team of experts in a network to fast-track unrealized manufacturing technology solutions for industry. Through a concierge “one-stop-shop” approach for industry, the AbAMI Hub creates mutually beneficial partnerships that generate new ideas in manufacturing technologies, secures and leverages revenue, supports the training and professional development of people, and establishes pathways for sustainability and profitability of local Alberta manufacturing companies and industry end-users. This multinational Alberta-led Hub project is framed around three pillars: (i) Industry-informed Research; (ii) Technology Deployment with Industry; and (iii) Manufacturing Sector Workforce Development. Focusing on these three pillars ensures that research addresses gaps in heavy industry manufacturing technology development, technology deployment with Alberta industry partners guarantees robust integration of ideas from key international advanced manufacturing centres and the industry sector, and workforce development will support creation and expansion of industry upskilling platforms. Further information about the Hub can be found in our Information Brochure and Hub Video.

**Position Summary**

The AbAMI Hub Manager will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of the Alberta Advanced Manufacturing International (AbAMI) Hub, which will deal with administrative and operational matters and engage with internal and external partners and collaborators, including industry, academic, and government partners. They will provide executive-level assistance in matters of finance, planning, administration, and coordinate activities and programming with governance, academic, industry, government, and community partners. They will manage operational activities to ensure that the research, technology deployment, training and workforce development, and industry/government/community engagement programs run efficiently and that all requirements of the external partners are met on time and on budget. They will also play a key strategic role in the research, technology deployment, training and workforce development, and industry/government/community engagement programs by providing input on the long-term vision of the program and assisting in communicating with both internal and external partners. The AbAMI Hub Manager may also participate in research or business development or outrea