Project Manager

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Grant and Trust Professional

Project Manager

CanN2ONet Collaboration Network, School of Environmental Sciences

Temporary full-time from August 1, 2024 to April 30, 2028
Hiring #: 2024-0379

Please read the Application Instructions before applying

The ‘CANN2ONET-A Canadian Nitrous Oxide Collaboration Network to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets’ based at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and led by Prof. Claudia Wagner-Riddle seeks a qualified candidate to serve as project manager.

CANN2ONET is a recently funded collaboration network between leading experts from seven universities and two colleges and twelve partners spanning industry, government, and producer organization across Canada. Outcomes of this research network will contribute to lowering greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture through improved nitrogen fertilizer use, overall reduction of the supply-chain carbon footprint of companies procuring Canadian grains and oilseeds and meeting the fertilizer-related emission reduction target set by the Canadian government.

Responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:

• In conjunction with principal investigator and other collaborators, conceptualizes, recommends, and implements research project plans, business plans, and EDI plan requiring an understanding of the underlying scientific methods and principles and principles of equity diversity, and inclusion. 
• Ensures effective research transfer, plays a major role in research collaborations with industry, providing consultation, setting up research trials, negotiating funding support
• Coordinates the activities of research staff and resources to ensure that projects progress in accordance with timelines and project plans
• Troubleshoots problems at all stages of project development and implementation; Assisting other researchers with modifying project plans and/or timelines to address challenges
• Provides financial management by implementing and maintaining research project budgets, often working with multiple research grants and funding sources; Creates financial projections and makes adjustments to research project budgets throughout the year
• Manages research grants in accordance to university and sponsor requirements, ensuring budgetary and EDI plans are followed and grant/contract guidelines are adhered to
• On behalf of the principal investigator, is responsible for human resources management of research staff, and for creating a maintaining a culture of inclusion in the workplace;
• Responsible for designing and conducting equitable recruitment and hiring processes, training, mentoring, and supervising research staff, conducting training sessions, managing work performance, and mediating and addressing conflict.

The candidate will require experience in soils-related research in an agricultural production context and have at minimum a Master of Science degree, with a preference for completion of a Doctor of Philosophy, in a related field, including Soil Science, Agronomy, Plant Science, Agricultural or Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Sciences. The candidate should also have three years of experience in project management.  Knowledge and experience integrating EDI principles into project management, and of specific topics in greenhouse gas measurement methods, data management or biogeochemical modelling, would be an asset.

Classification               Grant/ Trust fund position, Band 5
GTP Professional/Managerial Salary Bands

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 2024 07 03
Closing Date: 2024 07 17