Senior Advisor, Research and Program Support

uottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine seeks a senior advisor for the Research Office to support researchers in developing proposals, budget planning, and resource justification for external funding. The role aims to strengthen faculty visibility and success in securing competitive grants.

You will work with Research Management Services to identify funding opportunities, coordinate interfaculty initiatives, and streamline processes through robust project management and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar role.
• Experience drafting research project funding requests or managing international research agreements.

Responsibilities

• Advisory Services and Research Support: Provide researchers with expert advice on developing projects, budgeting, and resource planning to secure high-quality funding requests.
• Researching Opportunities and Networking: Identify funding opportunities and liaise with faculty and external partners to promote interfaculty collaborations.
• Operations: Interpret funding agency requirements and improve internal processes for efficiency.
• Liaison and Guidance: Coordinate with researchers and granting agencies to ensure clarity and timely information.
• Research Promotion: Collaborate to raise visibility of faculty research and award applications.
• Reports: Gather data and trends to guide strategic planning and decision making.
• Special Project Management: Plan and manage targeted projects with clear scopes and milestones.

Skills

Research support

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Relationship building

Project management

Networking

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Equivalent combination of education and work experience

Tools

Computer-based analysis

Job description

Position purpose

Report to the Director, Research Office, Provides advice and support to researchers in developing their research projects to improve the success rate for external funding requests and to strengthen the faculty's research activities. Helps faculty research activities gain greater recognition from the University community, the media and the public.

Responsibilities

• A dvisory Services and Research Support: Provides researchers with expert advice and support in developing their research projects, including on how to set budgets, plan needed human, physical and material resources, and justify requests so that the various funding agencies receive high-quality funding requests that meet their listed criteria and researchers improve their chances of securing funding. Directs researchers to other possible funding sources if funding requests are rejected. Provides expertise and consultation on interinstitutional research initiatives and works with other institutions to submit funding requests for these initiatives so that they comply with granting agencies' requirements.
• Researching Opportunities and Networking: Works with Research Management Services to identify and keep track of funding opportunities, and to ensure that faculty researchers are aware of the opportunities most relevant to them. Liaises with research advisors from other faculties in regular meetings in order to promote the faculty's research activities and possibilities for interfaculty and interdisciplinary research opportunities.
• Operations: Analyzes and interprets granting agencies' requirements and guidelines and solves complex administrative problems in a timely manner. Helps to develop and implement internal regulations, project management procedures and administrative processes in order to improve their relevance and efficiency.
• Liaison and Guidance: Liaises between researchers and granting agencies to ensure that all parties possess the information they need to optimize their chances of success. Organizes and leads workshops and information sessions for researchers on the preparation of high-quality funding requests, research management good practices, and funding opportunities and rules in order to provide clarity and streamline the process.
• Research Promotion: Works with internal and external actors to help promote faculty research so that researcher's discoveries, research initiatives, inventions and other exceptional accomplishments garner visibility and publicity with the media and general public. Works with researchers and other actors to help prepare applications for awards from the University and external organizations.
• Reports: Conducts research and surveys, and compiles data, statistics and other information related to research trends, faculty research activities, and research funding. Uses this information to provide management with advice and recommendations and to help with long-term strategic planning.
• Special Project Management: Plans and manages assigned special projects as needed. Defines special project scopes, determines steps, monitors relevant progress, makes adjustments throughout the process and ensures efficient communication between participants.

Essentials qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience (biomedical preferred)
• Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar role

Other qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of research support opportunities and academia
• Knowledge of research strategies and methodologies, including computer-based analysis
• Experience drafting research project funding requests
• Experience developing and managing international research agreements and activities
• Project management experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to create, maintain and build relationships and partnerships within the University and externally

Location

Campus: Ottawa, ON

Salary

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 11

Salary Range: $95,594.00 - $120,750.00

Hours

Hours per week: 35

Job type

Job Type: Employee

Additional job details

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): 24

Job Family: Research and Program Support

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Research Office

Union Affiliation: SSUO

About the Faculty of Medicine

Welcome to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada. Our learners have access to state-of-the art facilities and specialized institutions as they learn alongside world-class physicians and scientists. Consistently ranked among the top 10 medical schools in Canada, our faculty is among the top faculties of medicine in the world for research impact in biomedical and health sciences.