Toronto Metropolitan University: Senior Research Associate
Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Are you a research professional who is passionate about supporting diversity initiatives and research? Are you looking to join a passionate, inclusive and collaborative team? If you answered yes to the questions above you will want to hear more about the Senior Research Associate in the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University.
The Senior Research Associate manages the research staff of the Diversity Institute Consulting Team on a day-to-day basis, and provides professional assistance to the Director in all matters relating to the Institute's research and administration. They oversee research design and methodology, particularly relating to the customized research.
In association with other Diversity Institute professionals, the Senior Research Associate engages in the research and writing of research and client reports, papers, strategies and action plans and the dissemination of research findings and research results including the promotion of the Institute in speeches and talks and in communications with the media. The Senior Research Associate will also engage in developing research for training and to guide consultations, interviews, and focus groups as part of projects.
The Senior Research Associate will manage projects and deliverables and engage in client and partner meetings to share updates and results. Further, the Senior Research Associate will identify new project opportunities (through partnerships, proposals, and grants) and will execute proposals to secure new opportunities.
In addition, the position involves the education, training and mentoring of the Institute’s research staff, advising of graduate students, managing team work and deliverables for projects, and sharing ideas and approaches and working cooperatively with all Diversity Institute professionals.