Research Lead, Centre for Applied AI

Reporting to the Research Manager Centre for Applied AI (CAAI) the incumbent is responsible for managing and providing technical support for specific research projects within their domain of expertise and students and staff will report directly to the Research Lead. The incumbent participates in ensuring the efficient and effective execution of assigned research projects in compliance with CAAI Sheridan and funder policies. The incumbent manages projects from drafting proposal resource allocation through execution to closure. Additionally the incumbent will act as the Principal Investigator (PI) for specified research projects within their field of their capacity as the PI they will also be accountable for recruiting supervising and providing mentorship to students and staff involved in these projects.

What Youll Be Doing

• Research leadership and contribute subject matter expertise guiding and supporting research projects including the ability to adapt and pivot when necessary.
• Executing and overseeing research projects in collaboration with industry partners within their specific area of expertise; serving as the Principal Investigator for designated research projects in their area of expertise.
• Project management overseeing the full cycle of the applied research process ensuring projects are conducted ethically effectively and efficiently. This involves leading and participating in project management activities such as defining project scope resource requirements milestones and measurable deliverables.
• Responsible for handling agreements documentation and financial data related to the projects.
• Analyzing financial data/information on a regular basis to make financial budgeting decisions for the projects as well as sourcing and purchasing materials and supplies.
• Serves as a manager and mentor for students and staff engaged in research projects.
• Assuming the responsibility of offering technical guidance to students as a subject matter expert and oversee the hiring and supervision of students and staff for the project as the principal investigator.
• Activities to maintain technical knowledge in a field of expertise such as monitoring external trends and practices.
• Other duties/activities will be performed as required.

About You

You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression equity and inclusion.

You enjoy research and being a member of a team that creates innovative solutions using leading technologies in collaboration with faculty students and external partners.

You enjoy balancing many different tasks and can prioritize multiple projects while staying organized and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

You bring excellent negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to resolve conflicts using skill tact and diplomacy.

The successful candidate will also possess the following qualifications:

• Masters degree in computer engineering computer science applied computing or a related field of study (PhD PMP or project management certification preferred).
• 7 years experience with research project leadership/management and in-depth knowledge of current and emerging technologies and trends in the field of AI machine learning deep learning computer vision and large language modeling (and/or a related computing areas).
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of specific research and analysis techniques and tools (either qualitative or quantitative).
• Proven ability to lead small research teams and communicate complex technical concepts to multidisciplinary audiences.
• Strong programming skills in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript with experience in ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch) and software dev stacks (React React Native ).
• Knowledge of acquiring preprocessing and managing diverse datasets (images video text sensor data) for computer vision and generative tasks.
• Hands-on experience with ML and computer vision techniques (CNNs object detection segmentation) agentic AI frameworks andgenerative models (GANs diffusion transformers).
• Comfortable managing multiple research projects simultaneously setting priorities and delivering high-quality results.
• Research proposal preparation
• Prior involvement as PI or co-PI in funded research projects academic publications or open-source contributions.
• Familiarity with Agile project management and tools (Jira Bitbucket) and proven experience in grant writing and proposal development.
• Experience in preparing technical documentation (Journal paper conference paper grant proposal)

Who We Are

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in peoples lives. Our strategic plan Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future ( charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses were making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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Other Details
Faculty/Department: Research
Primary Work/Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position On-site at least 3 days/week
Reference #: J0625-0007
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NM
Salary Range: $99544 - $124429
Application Deadline: March 3 2026
Type of Vacancy: This is a new position

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