Mobilization & Research Impact Specialist

The base salary will be $70,560 - $100,680 per annum. Starting salary will be aligned with the successful candidate’s experience, skills, and demonstrated qualifications.

Please note, this is a temporary full-time contract opportunity with an expected end date of November 30, 2026.

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.

Western ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. With contributions that range from fundamental research to applied discovery, its researchers advance knowledge and provide tangible benefits for the economic, social, health and cultural development of citizens in London, in Canada, and around the world. Western Research provides strategic and comprehensive support to foster a culture of research excellence that enhances Western University's profile on the global stage.

The Knowledge Mobilization & Research Impact Specialist’s primary mandate is to maximize Western’s research impact by building capacity, connections, and a community that prioritizes excellence in discovery with innovation in research mobilization and dissemination. The role will support strategic initiatives to build a framework and culture of inclusive research assessment that better profile the breadth of research and research impact  Specialist will identify and develop strategic relationships locally, nationally and internationally that increase the reach of research and elevate Western’s profile.

The Specialist will facilitate the removal of barriers to research knowledge by training, empowering and supporting Western faculty, staff and students on the implementation of strategic plans for mobilizing research outcomes and supporting research partnerships. The role will assist directly with knowledge user and partner identification and engagement, funding opportunity dissemination and support, research proposal development, implementation of internal initiatives and programming, and the curation of resources to support innovative mobilization, research co-creation, and research impact.

The overarching purpose of the role is to enhance Western’s research success and funding performance.

This position seeks someone who is passionate about and has experience in research administration supporting the breadth of research across the university to embed mobilization and research impact narratives.

Education:

• 4-year undergraduate thesis-based degree
• Certificate in knowledge translation/mobilization
• Graduate degree in a research-based discipline is preferred
• Courses in quantitative and qualitative analysis would be an asset

Experience:

• 1 year experience supporting grant proposals
• 5 years’ experience supporting knowledge mobilization and research assessment practices within a post-secondary environment
• Proven experience writing successful proposals and working with major government research programs preferred
• Experience preparing presentations, workshops, toolkits and/or resources related to knowledge mobilization and research impact assessment preferred
• Knowledge of open access, open science, inclusive and responsible research assessment practices, bibliometrics preferred
• Certificate and/or completed training related to cultural safety preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of best practices for knowledge mobilization and inclusive research assessment
• In-depth knowledge of Canadian peer-review granting systems, funding landscape and knowledge mobilization requirements
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver educational sessions and resources to diverse stakeholders to increase their awareness of, and capacity for, knowledge mobilization, research dissemination, partnered research and research impact assessment
• Persuasive oral and written communication skills, plain language skills and critical…