Research Project Coordinator, GGR

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Internal posting expires Thursday October 30th at 11:59

Term - 2 years

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Primary Purpose

This position is to provide support to the Principal Investigators in the administration of a research program in Groundwater Geochemistry and Remediation (GGR) which includes several complex multi-institutional and multi-partner projects. The Research Program Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigators other research group staff and researchers from other academic institutions to coordinate research data management and will be responsible for administration tasks including budgeting for internal tracking and funding proposals procurement coordination of a training program and participation in recruitment of laboratory and field staff.

Key Accountabilities

Laboratory and Field Program

Coordinate and implement laboratory and field safety procedures and training protocols

Provide support to graduate students and staff conducting research in geochemical laboratories and at field sites as needed

Manage monthly laboratory safety inspections

Participate in and help coordinate training of new and current graduate students/staff/co-op students at the beginning of each term and as needed

Back-up and organize safety paperwork for students

Research Data Management

Ensure graduate students undergraduate thesis students postdoctoral fellows and staff members within the GGR group back up their data at least once per term on an external hard drive

Ensure students postdoctoral fellows and staff back up all research data on a centrally available system and follow the data management plan requirements and that the metadata template is filled out correctly prior to defending theses and/or departure from positions

Coordinate with researchers to upload all project data to a third-party cloud-based server and organize the uploaded data

Contribute to the overall management of groundwater geochemistry and remediation program

Conduct administrative duties (e.g. analytical billing budget tracking travel claims)

Assist with staff and student pay (work with PIs for payroll allocations co-op student pay graduate student stipends)

Assist in the preparation of grant applications that support the research program (particularly budget development and justification updating of CVs)

Apply for and renew research licenses (e.g. for research conducted in the NT and YT)

Participate in the hiring of new co-op students (create postings conduct interviews hire through Workday)

Schedule and organize group and network meetings arrange catering and issue invitations.

Record distribute and archive meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications

Education

BSc in Earth Sciences or a related discipline

Experience

Experience with Unit4 Concur making purchase requisitions analytical billing internal invoicing is an asset

Experience with budget tracking for concurrent research projects

Experience with geochemical laboratory and field site procedures

Conference call and meeting organization is an asset

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Proficiency in MS Word Excel Powerpoint

Report-writing skills

Detail-oriented highly organized

Knowledge of geochemistry hydrogeology and contaminant transport processes is an asset

Full G License is an asset

Can work well both independently and in a team environment

Equity Statement

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research learning teaching and community building and is coordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.

The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students faculty and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity anti-racism and inclusion. As such we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized including applicants who identify as First Nations Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit) Black racialized a person with a disability women and/or 2SLGBTQ.

Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

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