Job Title Community-Engaged Research and Partnerships Specialist Job Category M&P;
- AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried
- Research and Facilitation, Level A Job Family Group Staff
- Non Union Department Student Support | Centre for Migration Studies Compensation Range $5,692.25
- $8,179.50 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Job End Date February 28, 2030 Posting End Date November 13, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks.

Job Summary

The Community-Engaged Research and Partnerships Specialist is responsible for implementing the Centre for Migration Studies’ research, partnership, and training priorities, including advancing community-campus research activities, supporting grant applications; developing and delivering training opportunities, and facilitating community-engaged research initiatives. The role identifies,



coordinates and implements collaborative research activities; identifies collaborative funding opportunities and helps develop grant proposals; advises and supports the operational implementation of community-engaged research methodologies; creates and implements training activities around ethical community-engagement practices; contributes to dissemination and knowledge mobilization activities; and serves as a primary point of contact connecting community partners with CMS faculty and students. The incumbent works collaboratively with community organizations in the immigrant-serving sector, Indigenous partners, CMS staff, and interdisciplinary research teams to advance research, training and related partnerships aligned with principles of relational accountability, equity, and mutual benefit.

Work Performed

Community-engaged Research Practices and Activities

Serves as an initial point of contact for community organizations seeking research collaboration with CMS and helps identify appropriate faculty, student, or institutional partners and provides guidance on how to navigate UBC structures, processes, and research opportunities. Helps faculty and students understand and navigate community-sector relationships, including identifying and making connections between UBC researchers and people or groups with relevant community expertise. Works with PIs and community members to create research and engagement protocols that advance ethical, equitable, reciprocal and mutually beneficial collaborations, participatory research approaches, and knowledge mobilization activities meaningful to all involved. Works with university-community teams at multiple touchpoints to help clarify expectations, roles, timelines, resources, and reciprocal benefits.



Depending on Centre priorities and funding, may contribute to or help oversee data collection and/or analysis in community-engaged research under the direction of Principal Investigators, as well as prepare community reports, research products, and team-oriented knowledge dissemination.

Funding Development & Training Activities

Produces and maintains resources to support mutually beneficial, effective university-community partnerships, including information on funding opportunities, partnership development, research practices, and knowledge mobilization. Monitors emerging research interests and opportunities identified by community partners and connects regularly with CMS researchers to identify potential collaborations aligned with CMS priorities. Actively scans for new funding opportunities to support community engagement. Supports the development of grant proposals, partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding by providing, as appropriate, advice, writing support, templates or referrals. Grant opportunities span academic sources (e.g., SSHRC), campus opportunities (e.g., UBC’s Community-University Engagement Support Fund or Indigenous Strategic Initiatives fund), foundation grants, and private giving. Develops and delivers training opportunities for CMS faculty, students, trainees, community partners, and other affiliates on university-community engagement, community-based research, equitable and non-exploitative community-engaged research, and knowledge mobilization, including activities associated with the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. Identifies, develops and pilots training opportunities related to migration and/or responsible research for community members, working with immigra

📌 Community-Engaged Research and Partnerships Specialist (Vancouver)
🏢 University of British Columbia
📍 Vancouver