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Job Requisition ID:

2025-00703

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Group:

Staff

Job Category:

Research and Innovation

Employment Type:

Temporary

Department:

Faculty of Science - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Ground Water Geochemistry and Remediation

Hiring Range:

$50,006.31 - $62,507.89

Posting Information:

Internal posting expires Thursday October 30th at 11:59

Term - 2 years

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Primary Purpose

This position is to provide support to the Principal Investigators in the administration of a research program in Groundwater Geochemistry and Remediation (GGR), which includes several complex multi-institutional and multi-partner projects. The Research Program Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigators, other research group staff, and researchers from other academic institutions to coordinate research data management and will be responsible for administration tasks including budgeting for internal tracking and funding proposals, procurement, coordination of a training program and participation in recruitment of laboratory and field staff.

Key Accountabilities

Laboratory and Field Program

Coordinate and implement laboratory and field safety procedures and training protocols


Provide support to graduate students and staff conducting research in geochemical laboratories and at field sites as needed


Manage monthly laboratory safety inspections


Participate in and help coordinate training of new and current graduate students/staff/co-op students at the beginning of each term and as needed


Back-up and organize safety paperwork for students

Research Data Management

Ensure graduate students, undergraduate thesis students, postdoctoral fellows and staff members within the GGR group back up their data at least once per term on an external hard drive


Ensure students, postdoctoral fellows and staff back up all research data on a centrally available system, and follow the data management plan requirements, and that the metadata template is filled out correctly prior to defending theses and/or departure from positions


Coordinate with researchers to upload all project data to a third-party cloud-based server, and organize the uploaded data

Contribute to the overall management of groundwater geochemistry and remediation program

Conduct administrative duties ( e.g. , analytical billing, budget tracking, travel claims)


Assist with staff and student pay (work with PIs for payroll allocations, co-op student pay, graduate student stipends)


Assist in the preparation of grant applications that support the research program (particularly budget development and justification, updating of CVs)


Apply for and renew research licenses ( e.g. , for research conducted in the NT and YT)


Participate in the hiring of new co-op students (create postings, conduct interviews, hire through Workday)


Schedule and organize group and network meetings, arrange catering and issue invitations.


Record, distribute and archive meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications

Education

BSc in Earth Sciences or a related discipline

Experience

Experience with Unit4, Concur, making purchase requisitions, analytical billing, internal invoicing is an asset


Experience with budget tracking for concurrent research projects


Experience with geochemical laboratory and field site procedures


Conference call and meeting organization is an asset

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint


Report-writing skills


Detail-oriented, highly organized


Knowledge of geochemistry, hydrogeology and contaminant transport processes is an asset


Full G License is an asset


Can work well both independently and in a team environment

Equity Statement

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is coordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.




The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Metis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.




Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.




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