Research Manager - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Title

Research Manager - CERC BPI

Department

BioProducts Institute | Dean's Office | Faculty of Applied Science (Orlando Rojas)

Posting End Date

May 24, 2024

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The UBC BioProducts Institute's (BPI) vision is to develop research capacity and educational programs related to the formation of plant-derived materials and pathways for their sustainable transformation into new low-carbon products - predicted to be a $1 trillion market globally by 2030.

The UBC BPI is an internationally recognized, multi
- disciplinary research cluster of researchers, scientists, engineers, and policy experts from across multiple UBC faculties. The vision of the Institute is to develop world-leading research and educational programs that create a deeper understanding of plant biogenesis, plant cell wall structures and the organisms that operate on them, and to generate novel technologies and products via sustainable transformations.

The Research Manager position is an integral part of the BioProducts Institute's team.

This position will manage all research projects, oversee laboratory operations and develop strategic directions for the Principal Investigator (PI) within the Bioproducts Institute and the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Forest BioProducts program.

The Research Manager will manage and coordinate research projects that utilize the CERC and related BPI infrastructure and capacities and to ensure all laboratory testing results meet the rigor and targets associated with each research study.

The Research Manager will act as an advisor to lab operations to ensure the laboratory consistently meets the demanded standards and requirements.

Moreover, the Research Manager will contribute to develop business model for sustained operations of CERC and advancement and later transition from CERC to other funding resources, support outreach efforts and other bioproduct related scientific excellence through business development collaborations.

The Research Manager may also see and build up opportunities for prototyping and bringing research projects in the group beyond the laboratory, to derisk and achieve commercialization potential.

Activities include strategic developing, directing, grant writing, budget planning and coordinating operational aspects of the research projects and laboratory.

Organizational Status

The Research Manager works independently and directly reports to the BPI director and PI, Dr. Orlando Rojas and serves as a key member of the PI's lab.

The Research Manager is a key participant in designing the lab's strategy to fulfill the timeline of research studies and provide expertise to all research staff whom need assistance.

This position works with various stakeholders both internal and external to UBC and funding agencies, and acts as resource liaison among research teams and collaborators across Canada and Internationally.

Work Performed

Coordinates and manages all research and lab operation activities including: overseeing the research projects and budgets, and ensuring reporting requirements are carried out according to contract needs to partners and funding agencies.
Enables new business opportunities by leading engagement initiatives with research or industrial patterners. Continue developing the research group's business model so that it will better serve the academic community and increase revenue generation from external collaborations to enable the transition of CERC to other funding resources.
Manages research and evaluate results in the fields of Pulp & Paper, fiber fractionation, biomass valorization and advanced bioproducts. This involves developing project timelines and work plans in collaboration with partners, managing the acquisition of research samples, overseeing data access and analysis, and ensuring that activities adhere to established timelines and protocols.
Utilizes professional expertise to engage in strategic research project planning and meetings and offer strategic recommendations. Implements a structured project management approach to oversee and coordinate all cluster projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring of detailed plans for each project stage.
Directs and oversees research activities, ensuring followup on action items and deliverables to achieve project g