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Assistant Director

Assistant Director

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, CA
2 days ago
Salary
CA$109,761.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Date Posted: 09/03/2026
Req ID: 50073
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00059963
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

  • Developing strategic plans to determine the unit's programs and activities
  • Identifying, developing and executing strategies for research and development collaborations
  • Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
  • Researching and recommending new opportunities for external collaborations and partnerships
  • Promoting the University’s research capabilities to industrial, governmental and finance sectors to enhance research and innovation funding opportunities
  • Fostering and maintaining networks to build capacity and collaboration

Essential Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. PhD an asset.
  • Minimum six (6) years of progressive experience in a research environment, preferably in a university or other large research organization
  • Experience writing grant applications including the drafting of the full research proposal based on the outcomes of this phase of the initiative
  • Experience working directly with a broad range of stakeholders including senior executives, researchers and students
  • Experience in strategic planning including milestone and deliverables setting
  • Demonstrated experience writing research funding and grant applications
  • Demonstrated experience championing the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills and high attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to liaise, build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Solid project management experience including all aspects of project development and execution
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skill
  • Demonstrated ability to handle conflicting and multiple priorities, superior organizational skills and time management skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment


To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Articulate
  • Communicator
  • Diplomatic
  • Goal oriented
  • Insightful
  • Persuasive
  • Resourceful
  • Self-directed

Closing Date: 09/17/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 17 -- $109,761. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $140,365. 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: Heather Siemens

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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.

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