Translation and Exchange Specialist

Position: Knowledge Translation and Exchange Specialist
Competition Number: J

Position Title:

Knowledge Translation and Exchange Specialist Position Number (Final):
Vacancy Type:
New Position Employee Group:
Research, Grant & Contract Job Category:
Research Department or Area: CIMVHR

Location:

Kingston, Ontario, Canada (On-site)
Salary: $68,920.00 - $84,043.00/Year Grade: 08

Hours per Week: 35

Job Type: Permanent (Continuing)

Shift: 7 Monday - Friday Number Of Positions: 1

Date Posted:
June 17, 2026

Closing Date:
July 29, 2026

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Job Summary Reporting to the Assistant Scientific Director, supporting the senior leadership team, the Knowledge Translation and Exchange Specialist (KT&E Specialist) is responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of knowledge translation, exchange, and mobilization strategies that advance CIMVHR’s national research agenda. The KT&E Specialist works collaboratively with high-level partners, including academic researchers, clinicians, members of the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada, and partner institutions.

These relationships are critical to ensuring the strategic alignment, uptake, and application of research evidence across the military, Veteran, and family health sectors.

The incumbent will demonstrate an understanding of key concepts and considerations with regards to health and well-being research for military, Veterans and their families, and the science of knowledge translation. The KT&E Specialist will support CIMVHR by using established and emerging knowledge translation and research impact frameworks, adult learning theory, and health communication strategies to identify implications and to recommend strategic evidence-based KT interventions which support CIMVHR’s mandate;

working with agencies, researchers and other partners to inform policy and advance CIMVHR’s mandate.

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

In concert with CIMVHR scientific leadership, design, execute and evaluate CIMVHR’s institutional knowledge translation, exchange, and mobilization plan using a diverse range of methods.

Build performance measurement frameworks logic models, and impact pathways to assess CIMVHR’s research use, relevance, and influence across programmatic, policy, and health system-level domains; identify data gaps, propose, and implement corrective strategies.

Provide technical…