Research Project Manager

at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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Salary: CAD 61,955 a year
Closing date: Open until filled
Start: Not given in the advert
Type of post: Administration and business
A support post, not a teaching post.
First seen: 30 October 2026, on a public job listing

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Job Requisition ID:

2026-01785

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Group:

Staff

Job Category:

Project and Program Management

Employment Type:

Temporary

Department:

Faculty of Arts - School of Accounting and Finance - Administration

Hiring Range:

$61,954.88 - $77,443.60

Posting Information:

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The internal posting deadline for this position is August 20, 2026 at 11:59PM

This position is being offered as a Secondment or contract opportunity. Term 2 years

Job Description:

Primary Purpose

The Research Project Manager will work with the Deputy Director for Scholarship; the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) Centre for Accounting Research and Education (CARE) Leadership Committee; and the Behavioural Lab Director, to support and enhance the research activities of the SAF. Key responsibilities include working with SAF faculty to compile data to support the development of high profile research reports, coordinating and standardizing activities and processes across the research centres within CARE, and managing the SAF Behavioural Laboratory.

Key Accountabilities

Research Administration

• Supports SAF researchers and collaborators to coordinate, plan, and manage research studies involving the SAF Behavioural Laboratory.

• Participates in the development of data collection protocols, tools, and instruments, including problem solving and troubleshooting for projects run in the Behavioural Laboratory.

• Implements research protocols developed by researchers; oversees participant recruitment, data collection and data management, including development and oversight of quality assurance procedures for data collection.

• Creates research ethics applications and obtains UW Research Ethics approval for the Behavioural Laboratory, in consultation with SAF researchers; assists with other research administration tasks.

• Contributes to the improvement of research infrastructure in SAF, including the Behavioural Laboratory and licensed archival databases.

• Assists with grant proposal writing.

Knowledge Translation and Communication

• Coordinates the writing of reports, media releases, and other efforts to disseminate research results to the accounting and finance profession, including professional bodies such as the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, CPA Ontario, CPA Canada, and the Ontario Securities Commission.

• Prepares reports for investigators, staff, external stakeholders, including funders.

• Provides data outputs and creates reports for knowledge translation and exchange activities with external stakeholders.

• Communicates clearly with both internal and external stakeholders in both one-on-one and group settings.

• Coordinates and supports the research conferences hosted by research centres within CARE.

Project Management and Coordination

• Coordinates the research activities and resources of the Behavioural Laboratory and the research centres within CARE.

• Manages competing priorities, limited resources, and overlapping timelines and escalates issues to appropriate stakeholders when warranted.

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