Research Associate TERM

Date Posted : 07 / 04 / 2024

Req ID : 38189

Faculty / Division : UofT Mississauga

Department : UTM : Geography

Campus : University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description :

The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is a division of the University of Toronto, Canada’s preeminent research institution.

New Housing Alternatives for a Socially-Just Post-Covid Urban Canada ( NHA’ for short) is a new research partnership project funded by SSHRC, with a mandate to research policy alternatives that will de-segregate, de-commodify, de-financialize, and de-colonize Canada’s housing system.

The research team is co-directed by Dr. Alan Walks (UTM) and Dr. Susannah Bunce (UTSC), with many co-investigators, collaborators, and community partners from across Canada, as well as Australia, UK, the Netherlands, and elsewhere.

The co-Directors invite applications for the position of a Research Associate to take on a leadership role in managing this highly interdisciplinary research partnership.

Under the guidance of Professors Walks and Bunce, the candidate will be based at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), and primarily responsible for pushing forward the research vision of the SSHRC-funded NHA project, including the many sub-projects envisioned as part of this larger partnership.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience in conducting primary research in urban studies and development, especially related to housing policy.

They will have substantial experience in facilitating collaborations among researchers across multiple disciplines, and in thinking laterally to identify connections between apparently disparate research methodologies, as well as connections among academic and community partners.

The incumbent will work in the Department of Geography, Geomatics, and Environment, at UTM. They will report directly to Professors Walks and Bunce.

They will work with the projects’ co-investigators, collaborators, community partners, and Research Assistants to set future directions, build local and global collaborations and networks, and manage a range of team projects and individual projects effectively.

The successful candidate will work independently to :

• Assist with planning, scheduling, executing and monitoring collaborative work for NHA
• Engage in primary research across a range of projects
• Organize program workshops and symposia
• Facilitate introductions and connections between researchers locally and globally

Organize travel to conduct field research and build partnerships

Prepare relevant funding applications, budget accounting, and project reports Support partners, staff, research assistants and students as required

Maintain project records and ensure all grant reporting requirements are met

The incumbent will be expected to perform this work with a high degree of independence, and will design, direct, execute, analyse and present in written and oral forms novel investigative studies that build and draw on the incumbent’s academic experience as well as on the knowledge and experience of the NHA research team.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION :

Ph.D. in a relevant area of Geography, Planning, Housing Studies, or equivalent

EXPERIENCE :

• At least three (3) years of demonstrated expertise in postdoctoral research, with expertise in comparative study of housing and / or urban development, and / or related fields
• Experience working with (and ideally, supervising) interdisciplinary teams of individuals in a university environment.
• Experience in providing project management support

OTHER :

• Superior communication and organizational skills;
• Self-motivated with an ability to multi-task;
• Ability to work in a collaborative group;
• Ability to manage projects and co-ordinate research teams;
• Supervisory skills including effective teambuilding and the ability to establish positive working relationships and foster collaboration to achieve common goals;
• Experience in training and monitoring performance;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Commitment to EDIA principles and EDIA in work environments
• Strong organizational, decision-making and resourcefulness, judgement and diplomacy

Closing Date : 07 / 15 / 2024, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : Research Associate

Appointment Type : Grant - Term

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone : R01 Research Associates (Limited Term) : $51,543 - $96,643

Job Category : Research Administration & Teaching

This is a two (2) year term opportunity with the possibility of extension .