Research Officer

Hours per Week: 35

Salary Grade: 15

With an international reputation for success, Western ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western also provides an exceptional employment experience, offering competitive salaries, a wide range of employment opportunities and one of Canada’s most beautiful campuses.

The Rotman Institute of Philosophy integrates scientific and philosophical analysis to address complex and socially relevant questions that can only be addressed by marshalling our efforts across disciplinary boundaries.

The Research Officer will be responsible for enhancing the overall research success and productivity within the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. The role will serve as a liaison between and among Western Research, Western International, Western Libraries, Faculties, Institutes, Centres, and other units on campus. The role will help enhance research competitiveness by brokering (i.e., identifying and nurturing) relationships among interdisciplinary research experts (e.g., faculty, students, and staff) and other stakeholders (internal and external partners), while leading efforts to increase the visibility of existing research projects, help to conceptualize and initiate innovative transdisciplinary enterprise-wide projects, and facilitate communication for collaborative engagement that embeds equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization (EDID) promising practices (with support from other units on campus). The Research Officer will also support the coordination of grant application processes for new major funding opportunities (locally, regionally, nationally), lead the development, launch and implementation of internal funding competitions, manage special events that aim to build consensus around strategic priorities and nurture collaborative teams of experts (internally and externally, academic and community-based). Overall, the role supports activities that will accelerate and increase the potential for research impact.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwo.ca or phone 519-661-2194.

Effective September 7, 2021, all employees and visitors to campus are required to comply with Western’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.