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Date Posted : 01 / 23 / 2025

Req ID : 41399

Faculty / Division : VP - Research

Department : SciNet

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00047113

Description : About us :

SciNet is Canada’s largest supercomputer centre, providing Canadian researchers with computational resources and expertise necessary to perform their research on scales not previously possible in Canada.We help power work from the biomedical sciences and aerospace engineering to astrophysics and climate science. SciNet operates as part of a national platform for advanced research computing and is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the University of Toronto and other users / partners.

Your opportunity :

Reporting jointly to the Chief Technical Officer and the Manager, Budget & Operations Strategic Initiatives you will perform a wide range of financial, administrative, facilities and project-tracking functions for SciNet. You will support operational needs by monitoring restricted funds, processing payroll records, arranging facilities service calls, proving administrative support suchas taking meeting minutes, preparing agendas and maintaining the unit's attendance records.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Administering accounts for restricted funds
• Planning and administering expenditures for operating budget
• Monitor department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Liaising with internal and external contacts to facilitate purchasing and / or procurement processes / and or policies
• Applying the generally accepted accounting principles to all financial tasks
• Acting as the first point of contact for event-related enquiries
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and / or programming
• Resolving issues that may occur during events and escalating problems as required
• Scheduling day-to-day project activities
• Taking and distributing meeting minutes
• Applying established standards to control the distribution of access to designated University spaces

Essential Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you will be :

Closing Date : 01 / 31 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Grant - Term This is a 14-month Term role with the possibility of renewal.

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 11 $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter : Anita Chooraman

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates 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.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] .

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