Staff Scientist, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Date Posted:05/29/2024

Req ID: 37474

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:
Acceleration Consortium

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Acceleration Consortium received a $200M Canadian First Research Excellence Grant for seven years to develop self-driving labs for chemistry and materials, the largest ever grant to a Canadian University.

This grant will give the Acceleration Consortium seven years of funding to execute its vision.

The AC Staff Scientist for Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Management will advance our understanding of the commercialization of AI-driven autonomous discovery and materials science entrepreneurship.

The position will work closely with faculty and staff at the Creative Destruction Lab to build and analyze a unique data set on science and entrepreneurship.

The Staff Scientists involved in the AC are highly skilled and experienced researchers who will work independently to build a better understanding of the commercialization of science.

Entrepreneurial strategy
Universitybased entrepreneurship programs
Quasiexperimental econometrics
Innovation policy
Commercialization of science

The components and duties of the work include:

**Research on the commercialization of science**Working with the AC and CDL community, including faculty and partners, to publish research in economics and management journals on the commercialization of university-based science. Much of this will be independent work to develop research programs that leverage the AC's SDLs and supports the research objectives of AC and CDL faculty.

Tasks include:

Developing plans to support research collaborations and estimating financial resources required for programs and/or projects.
Promoting AC's research capacity, including delivering presentations at conferences.
Collaborating on preparing and submitting research proposals to granting agencies and progress reporting.
Preparing manuscripts for submission to peer review publications/journals and stewarding them through the process.

Other

Supervising research staff to build and analyze a comprehensive data set on scientific entrepreneurship.
Support researchfocused events such as Annual Symposium, Creative Destruction Lab AI, and SDL initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

D. in Economics, Management, or related discipline

Experience

Five (5) years experience in economics/management/entrepreneurship scholarship with demonstrated academic and research excellence

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Experience in entrepreneurial strategy, University-based entrepreneurship programs, Quasi-experimental econometrics, innovation policy, and or commercialization of science:

Experience working with industry partners and on industry lead research and development projects.
Experience working with academic and industrybased entrepreneurs
Experience presenting research at academic conferences

Skills

Strong in communicating effectively and efficiently in oral and written English
Ability to work collegially with working with team members and collaborators
Ability to work independently

Other

Must have a strong publication record
Demonstrated success in writing and preparing manuscripts, presentations, reports, briefs, and scientific abstracts and manuscripts for peerreviewed journals

Closing Date:09/30/2024, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group:
Research Associate

Appointment Type:
Grant - Continuing

Schedule:
Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:55K - 150K (salary will be assessed based on skills and experience)

Job Category:
Research Administration & Teaching