Date Posted: 08/25/2025
Req ID:44932
Faculty/Division: VP - Research
Department: Research Services Office
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
About us:
The Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) portfolio supports the University of Toronto as a top public research university in the world. Our mission is to create the most supportive environment possibleso that our researchers, innovators and learners can do what they do best —advance understanding and apply new knowledge. Our work supports, fosters and promotes the research and innovation culture and activities of our faculty, staff and students, alongwith our partner hospitals, funding sponsors, and partners in the public and private sector. VPRI provides a full range of services including guidance to faculty, staff and students on funding opportunities, research agreement negotiation, oversight and accountability services including research accounting, environmental health and safety, innovation and entrepreneurship, partnerships, policies and procedures, and institutional awards and honours.
Your opportunity:
The Manager, Research Development and Inclusive Excellence supports, and in some cases leads, the establishment, implementation, assessment and strategic research focusing on the integration and execution of EDI efforts within the Research Services Office (RSO) and, where appropriate, towards the priorities of the Division of the Vice-President, Research (VPRI), with a focus on ensuring EDI considerations are effectively integrated into research funding proposals, internal competitions, and funded projects. With a comprehensive understanding of a range of equity issues and resources related to the protected grounds as identified in the Ontario Human Rights Code, the incumbent educates, informs and advances principles of equity, diversity and inclusivity through outreach, drafting/editing documentation, and providing advice and information. The Manager also serves as a subject matter expert for VPRI leadership and academic divisions with respect to how EDI and research funding organizations criteria apply in the context of sponsored research.
The Manager also develops and implements strategies, tools and resources to increase and optimize the University’s participation and success in external funding opportunities, by coordinating and delivering editorial reviews, training, workshops, and proposal development plans. Additionally, the Manager will be a key contributor to institutional reporting, web materials, publications, presentations external & internal communications, on-campus events, and other knowledge dissemination channels to celebrate research successes and promote further opportunities for engagement.
To achieve both these institutional research development and EDI goals, the Manager will consult and collaborate regularly with University leadership including VPRI Assistant and Associate Vice-Presidents, Vice Deans, Research, Executive Director, EDI, divisional research administration and EDI leads, counterparts at other institutions, and other relevant stakeholders.
Essential Qualifications:
(MINIMUM)
EDUCATION:
Post Graduate Degree, or acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Equivalent qualifications would be relevant training/experience that demonstrates understanding of issues inherent to equity, diversity and inclusion and/or professional experience developing funding proposals.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum six (6) years relevant experience in both research development and EDI principles as applied to academic research. Extensive knowledge of and experience in a research-intensive university environment. Experience coordinating the development of large, complex research funding proposals. Experience writing/editing research funding proposals and related documents, coordinating peer reviews, and promoting funding programs. Comprehensive knowledge of current best practices for promoting EDI and anti-racism in academic research settings. Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating institutional equity programs within a higher education environment. Proven experience as a project leader with a successful record of advancing EDI within a complex organization. Experience with complex report writing at a senior level. Clear evidence of direct or indirect people leadership and a record of working collaboratively with a wide range of constituencies with diplomacy, empathy, and tact. Demonstrated experience and competence in developing targeted training for diverse groups.
SKILLS:
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong staff management and leadership skills. Advanced interpersonal, facilitation and mediation skills, as well as the ability to exercise a high degree of diplomacy and discretion. Expert knowledge of Canadian research administration policies and practices and the Canadian funding landscape. Collaborative, open and creative approach to problem solving and a willingness to address challenging issues. Ability to understand and enable diverse viewpoints and approaches to achieve goals. An innovative and strategic thinker with a broad vision for the role of EDI in achieving institutional research excellence. Ability to introduce and implement change within an organizational structure, enable others, and to operate at the strategic, policy and operational levels.
OTHER:
Knowledge of societal inequities on local and global levels, and self-awareness of values, beliefs, stereotypes, prejudices, cultural conventions, language use, and any barriers and enablers to equity. Demonstrated analytical skills, including the ability to maintain databases and produce statistical reports/analyses to inform use initiative and good judgment in decision making.
Closing Date: 09/08/2025,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Personnel Subarea:PM
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 4 -- Hiring Zone: $106,705 - $124,491 -- Broadband Salary Range: $106,705 - $177,843
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
