Job Description

Date Posted: 11/28/2023
Req ID: 35106
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Physiology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00055642

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto\'s Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Department of Physiology is one of the largest basic science departments in the Faculty of Medicine and one of the largest physiology departments in North America. It is a highly interdisciplinary department with many local and global partnerships, allowing excellent opportunities for intensive research training and teaching in medicalscience.

The research conducted in the Gillis lab aims to understand the flow of information from the genome to whole organism biology through computational modelling and analysis of functional genomics data.

As a Research Lab Manager within the Gillis Lab, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the lab, including managing personnel, budgets, grants, and equipment. You will also assist the principal investigator with submitting and writing grant applications, as well as editing scientific manuscripts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Scheduling day-to-day project activities, tracking and monitoring research activities, ensuring that projects adhere to ethical and privacy requirements and fostering positive relationships with project partners
• Researching, analyzing, and recommending grant opportunities
• Conducting systematic literature reviews and drafting documents for knowledge translation purposes
• Writing, formatting, editing, and tracking the status of grant applications
• Troubleshooting issues with lab equipment and workstations
• Supervising the activities of research assistants

Essential Qualifications:

• Master\'s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum three years experience managing research projects in an academic or hospital environment
• Experience managing research grants, including a demonstrated understanding of the research granting life cycle and knowledge of research ethics board processes
• Experience researching, identifying and advising on funding opportunities
• Demonstrated experience writing grant applications, project materials, documents and reports; and contributing to research findings
• Experience preparing and presenting research results
• Experience providing laboratory maintenance, including troubleshooting equipment
• Experience supervising research staff
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven ability to work independently and effectively manage competing priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality
• Must be able to cope with pressures and deadlines while adapting to evolving processes and procedures
• Excellent judgement and diplomacy on confidential issues
• Ability to exercise a high degree of caution around health and safety practices

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Goal oriented
• Multi-tasker
• Problem solver
• Self-directed
• Team player

Closing Date: 01/02/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 -- $73,748 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $94,310. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Recruiter: Dinuka Perera

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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