Date Posted: 09/01/2026
Req ID: 50054
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:Your opportunity:The incumbent serves as the primary link between the Research & Innovation Core (RICore) at the University of Toronto Mississauga and its external audiences, including industry, community organizations and the public. The incumbent speaks credibly to the Core's instrumentation and technical capabilities, translating what the facilities can do into terms that prospective partners and non-specialist audiences. Working closely with facility managers and researchers, the incumbent builds and stewards long-term relationships that expand awareness of RICore, attract new users and partnerships.
Your responsibilities will include:- Analyzing lab reports and drafting content for funding applications and research papers
- Editing funding application content
- Providing safety training and ensuring compliance to lab safety procedures and standards
- Serving as a resource to others by providing (non-supervisory) job-related guidance
Essential Qualifications:- Master's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Experience working in a research facility, or research administration environment - familiarity with how research instrumentation, labs, or shared facilities operate is central to speaking credibly about RICore's capabilities
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, business development, or partnership/relationship management - ideally with industry, community organizations, or external partners
- Experience translating technical/scientific content for non-specialist audiences
- Familiarity with lab safety standards and regulatory compliance frameworks
- Scientific/technical communication Able to translate complex instrumentation, methodologies and technical capabilities into clear, non-specialist language for industry, community and public audiences.
- Relationship management & business development - Skilled at building and stewarding long-term relationships with external partners, identifying new user/partnership opportunities, and representing RICore credibly to prospective clients.
- Cross-functional collaboration - Comfortable working closely with facility managers, researchers and administrative staff, providing informal guidance and coordinating across technical and non-technical teams.
- Health & safety knowledge - Working knowledge of lab safety standards and regulatory compliance, with the ability to deliver safety training to researchers and facility users.
To be successful in this role you will be:- Approachable
- Communicator
- Organized
- Team player
Please note that one (1) position is available for a two-year term.Closing Date: 09/13/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. 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: Desiray Stewart
Lived Experience StatementCandidates 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.
Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.
