Union/Affiliation

Administrative and Skilled Staff (APSA)

Pay range

$100,084.80 to $119,435.20 annually

SFU Department Descr

VPR - Community Engaged Research

Position Grade

15

of openings:

1

Biweekly Hours

57.6

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.

Established in 2019, and based out of 312 Main Street in Vancouver, SFU’s Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) is a centre that builds capacity for community-engaged research, locally, nationally and beyond. Designed around a team-oriented research infrastructure, CERi promotes principles of participation, cooperation, social transformation, and knowledge translation to lift and strengthen the capacity of SFU’s researchers and students, to engage respectfully and ethically with communities. CERi focuses on reciprocal relationships between universities and civil society organizations, Indigenous Nations, and community members.





This allows our researchers and students to develop meaningful and productive research partnerships that are capable of making a positive difference.

About the Role The Director, Research, Learning & Engagement, CERi provides organizational, academic, research,and strategic leadership for SFU’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi). The position advances community-engaged research (CER) across the university by supporting faculty and student learning, strengthening research partnerships, developing and disseminating knowledge mobilization strategies and advising institutional leadership on best practices in engaged scholarship. Working collaboratively with the Academic Director of CERi and reporting to the AVPR, the Director is responsible for leading CER-related research programs, training initiatives, scholarly engagement and sector innovation, ensuring alignment with SFU’s Academic Plan, Research Plan and institutional commitments to equity, reconciliation and community partnership.

The Director functions as CERi’s senior academic lead, shaping research direction and fostering a culture of reciprocal, ethical and impactful community-engaged scholarship.

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📌 Director, Research, Learning and Engagement (Vancouver)
🏢 Simon Fraser University
📍 Vancouver