Research Associate, Montreal

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Inserito il 03/06/2018

PROJECTS COORDINATOR

THE SPOKENWEB:

 

Conceiving and Creating a Nationally Networked Archive of Literary Recordings for Research and Teaching CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal, QC

 

NOTE: This posting represents a one (1) year full-time Research-Associate contract position, with the potential of renewal.

 

SCOPE

 

Reporting to Jason Camlot, the Principal Investigator of The SpokenWeb Partnership Grant research team (a project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada), the incumbent is responsible for the planning and execution of projects and activities associated with all aspects of the multi-partner, collaborative program of research, digital development, pedagogy and events.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  *   Oversee project timelines and keep projects on task; update documents and other items as needed throughout the project lifecycle, including databases, text documents, and spreadsheets; report on and coordinate reporting on projects as needed.

  *   Oversee and maintain budgets pertaining to SpokenWeb projects for use by project stakeholders, and for reporting purposes.

  *   Manage communications pertaining to the partnership, including minutes at project team meetings, email communications, and the writing of project process and protocol documents.

  *   Prepare and disseminate public communications about project activities.

  *   Help develop, monitor and maintain a data management platform for SpokenWeb projects; troubleshoot and problem solve research data management issues as needed.

  *   Conduct surveys on behalf of SpokenWeb and map current activities in teaching, learning, research and community outreach relevant to the project.

  *   Establish timelines and workflows for project activities. Track and report progression of tasks throughout duration of projects.

  *   Investigate potential stakeholders for projects.

  *   Prepare, process and track project related expense reports, research assistant contracts, and other financial documents.

  *   Communicate with various departments such as the Office of Research, Payroll, Human Resources, University Communication Services, Hospitality Concordia, Student Services, etc… to implement logistics and to meet strict deadlines with expenses, contracts, design proofing, event planning, student registrations, etc…

  *   Establish a network of strong relationships both internally to the SpokenWeb partnership and externally with individual stakeholders and institutional or community partners at the local, national and international level.

 

REQUIREMENTS

 

  *   Master of Arts degree in a humanities, social science or business administration field, or Master of Library or Information Studies degree (including data management), and one to two years of experience in project coordination, budget management, communications and/or event planning.

  *   Two years of experience and proven record of successfully leading & coordinating projects

  *   Ability to gather and analyze information through qualitative and quantitative research methods

  *   Strong problem-solving skills with proven success at identifying and resolving issues

  *   Very good knowledge of spoken and written English and French.

  *   Outstanding organizational and logistical abilities; capacity to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines under pressure

  *   Proven ability to take initiative, coordinate and carry projects to completion with minimum supervision

  *   Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work respectfully and inclusively with diverse stakeholders and to build working relationships

  *   Good knowledge (intermediate level) of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  *   Detail-oriented, creative and discrete.

 

Please email your PDF curriculum vitae with a covering letter by June 18, 2018, with the subject heading SPOKENWEB PROJECT COORDINATOR, to the attention of Jason Camlot, Principal Investigator, The SpokenWeb: <jason.camlot@concordia.ca>.

 

For more information see <http://spokenweb.ca/blog/projects-coordination-the-spokenweb/>.

 

Salary

 

$50,000-$70,000.00 per annum, depending upon experience.

 

Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.

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