Union/Affiliation

Administrative and Skilled Staff (APSA)

Pay range

$51,595 to $61,552 annually

SFU Department Descr

Faculty of Health Sciences

Position Grade

10

of openings:

1

Biweekly Hours

43.2

Who We Are

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

About the Role

This position works closely with the FHS Associate Dean Research and FHS Director, Research on supporting all aspects of the research portfolio; this spans pre and post award support to continuing and adjunct faculty, regular reporting of the unit's research income and activities, and coordination of research development sessions for faculty (research seminars; Tri-Council competition sessions; tenure and promotion processes, strategic planning), and data support for accreditation requirements. This position works within a highly collaborative, tight knit, highly functional management culture.



Our team is focused on and takes pride in delivering exceptional support to faculty for their research and to help prevent and reduce administrative burden associated with research.

The position plays a critical partnership development role by being the primary point of contact for select external partners (First Nations Health Authority, BC Centre for Disease Control, etc.) for inquiries on both pre- and post- award activities related to external research funding.

The ideal candidate will have experience in grant writing for Tri-Council or other funding agencies, have advanced training in academic writing in a health-related discipline, ideally in the biological sciences. They will be detail-oriented, tactful, intellectually curious, coachable, demonstrate critical thinking and exceptional communication skills in giving critical feedback to faculty at all career stages; is self-motivated and able to work and problem solve independently, and has (or is willing to acquire) training in inclusion, social justice, equity, Indigenous cultural safety. The ideal candidate will demonstrate potential for leadership roles in the future.

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