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Research Financial Administrative Officer

Department: Civil Engineering Effective Date: January 2011
Grade: USG 7 Reports to: Dr. Susan Tighe

General Accountability

The Research Financial Administrative Officer is directly responsible for all administrative activities associated with the Endowed Norman W. McLeod Chair in Sustainable Pavement Engineering under the direction of Professor Susan Tighe, within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The scope of the position encompasses three main functions: the incumbent manages the administrative and financial operations of the Endowed Chair, acts as a liaison with the granting agency, industry, Office of Research, Finance, and the Department, and supervises the administrative requirements of research staff (including technical staff, visitors, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students) involved with the various projects.

The Research Financial Administrative Officer is responsible for the financial and operational administration and personnel management for the Chair. The incumbent requires an exceptional financial background within an academic environment. The incumbent must have superior computer skills, including proficiency with the latest word-processing and spreadsheet software. The incumbent must be knowledgeable of federal and provincial funding sources and related guidelines. Extensive experience using FORE (Financial Online Reporting Environment) is imperative. The Research Financial Administrative Officer must possess excellent organizational, communication and analytical skills.

This position is for 35 hours a week. This position is contingent upon the availability of funding.

Nature and Scope

The Endowed Chair program led by Professor Tighe is jointly funded by several industry partners. The partners are interested in pavement engineering research and education.  Professor Tighe leads research on pavement and infrastructure design, materials engineering and management. The program budget is in excess of $500,000 annually.

The Research Financial Administrative Officer will be a key member of this research program and will support, develop and manage the project from the administrative and financial perspective.

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Statistical Data

The Research Financial Administrative Officer will manage the Research Chair program. The incumbent will report directly to Professor Susan Tighe in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The program budget is in excess of $500,000 annually. The incumbent will have signing authority on all research accounts.

Specific Accountabilities

Working Conditions