Senior Research Advisor
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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixedterm jobs):
36Job Family:
Research and Program Support# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service Department:
Strategic Grants InitiativesCampus:
Tabaret HallUnion Affiliation:
N/ADate Posted:
April 24 2025Applications must be received BEFORE:
May 12 2025Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
NonUnion Grade NC8 35 hrsSalary Range:
$91917.00 $114078.00Position Purpose
Reporting to the Director Grant Development Services the incumbent provides advice and support to researchers in developing their research projects to improve the success rate for external largescale interdisciplinary funding requests. Working in collaboration with the Lead Research Advisors in Grant Development Services and the crossfunctional teams the incumbent provides expert advice on research management to research teams and other stakeholders. The incumbent brings signicant knowledge of the research management process including preaward support.
In this role your responsibilities will include:
- Advisory 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 highquality 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.
- 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 highquality funding requests research management good practices and funding opportunities and rules in order to provide clarity and streamline the process.
- 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 longterm 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.
What you will bring:
- Masters degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar role.
- Excellent knowledge of research support opportunities and academia.
- Knowledge of research strategies and methodologies including computerbased analysis.
- Experience drafting research project funding requests.
- 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.
- Experience in analysis and problemsolving.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Ability to apply marketing knowledge to the research sector.
- Ability to handle competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.
- Experience developing and delivering workshops related to research management.
- Bilingualism English and French (spoken and written).
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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and selfstarting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrierfree work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a frontline position with responsibilities to interact with students selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
