Investigator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of three years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Nice To Haves

• Postgraduate degree (PhD) in Earth Sciences is strongly preferred.
• Three years of related experience coordinating research projects in an academic or industry setting or in project management or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and principles, project evaluation and monitoring.
• Training in project management with a Project Management Professional designation preferred.
• Research financial administration experience, including experience with budget development, accounting and forecasting; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of Canadian funding agencies mandates and programs.
• Knowledge of successful grant application procedures and granting agency requirements.
• Related experience in building collaborative research teams and multi-disciplinary and/or multi- institutional research proposals for provincial, national, and international agencies.
• Related experience in the development of research proposals, publications, grant applications, including project logistics and budget development.
• Grant writing experience an asset.
• Experience identifying, building and maintaining relationships at senior levels with industry, academia, government and associations in the local and national arenas.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills.
• Expertise in applying knowledge and experience to complex, multifaceted problems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments within a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Excellent ability to organize work and communicate effectively.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to look beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems.
• Ability to use sound judgment in managing unexpected situations, competing or changing priorities
• Ability to work under pressure of deadlines.
• Ability to accept responsibility and work independently.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Enhancing Critical Raw Material Innovation to Advance Exploration and Production project, including project execution, monitoring, and reporting to ensure multi-year project commitments are being met effectively and efficiently.
• Manages and maintains records for tracking activities and revenues, reporting information to the funding agency and ensuring terms of the Statement of Work with the funders are met.
• Liaises with central Finance Manager to ensure funds are spent within UBC policies and guidelines.
• Ensures project objectives and milestones are achieved and provides frequent updates to the Principal Investigator and research team.
• Identifies, problem solves, and works to remove barriers for successful project activities, with emphasis on resolving issues and facilitating collaborative relationships between researchers, collaborators, funding agencies, and external parties.
• Identifies interdependencies between various groups and projects.
• Coordinates and supports the development of funding applications with the Principal Investigator and research team.
• Monitors and reports on status of project timeline, budget, and scope to the OVPRI, the Director of FiLTER, the Principal Investigators, and other interested parties as needed.
• Manages the preparation of written progress, quarterly, annual and final reports.
• Responsible for providing information with respect to the performance indicators, as requested by the Funder.
• Tracking of HQP training and HQP jobs created through surveys and dialogue with past-trainees.
• Prepares and develops project documents and templates such as Statement of Works, financial and progress tracking sheets and procedures, etc.
• Arranges meetings and interaction with partners involved in the project (includes mining and mineral exploration companies and government geological surveys); responsible for keeping meeting minutes and distributing them to attendees; follows up on action items in minutes.
• Identifies and develops new partners, including industry, local government, and indigenous groups in British Columbia.
• Assists the Director of FiLTER to champion the facility’s long-range research communication, marketing, outreach and engagement strategies to both internal and external audiences to raise the facility’s research reputation, increase research collaborations, and positively impact UBCO’s research culture.
• Work within the UBC structure and to represent FiLTER and UBC at events like PDAC and AME Roundup.
• Supports the development of proposals, initiatives, projects, and programs and develops new or expanded partnerships/relationships.
• Tracks Partner business expenditures in research and development (BERD) targets through a combination of accessing and synthesizing values from public disclosure and through interactions with industry partners.
• Develops analytical methodologies for a newly acquired Nu Instruments Vitesse ICP-TOF-MS system paired with an Elemental Scientific Laser ImageGeo 193 excimer laser, ensuring optimal performance for in situ microanalysis of geological samples.
• Performs research and analysis focused on critical mineral deportment and ore petrogenesis, utilizing the instrument to generate high-resolution elemental and isotopic data from various geologic settings and deposit types.
• Investigates, in detail, trace element partitioning between cogenetic mineral phases and association with potential fluid-related alteration.
• Prepares manuscripts and presentations of findings.
• Other duties as required by the Principal Investigator and FiLTER Director.