Date Posted: 09/16/2026Req ID: 50197Faculty/Division: UofT MississaugaDepartment: UTM: Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and InnovationCampus: University of Toronto Mississauga UTMPosition Number: 00052156Existing Vacancy: Yes Description: About us:U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi Trusting Creek or Credit River, where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of theYour opportunity:The Partnerships & Innovation Specialist will support UTM’s research community to advance UTM’s and the University of Toronto’s strategic research administration activities. The position will work in collaboration with the VPRI, and under the direction of the Director, Partnerships & Innovation, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation You will be responsible for developing and enhancing the research enterprise at UTM. Working closely with academic leadership, you will identify opportunities for research funding, support the application development process of collaborative funding opportunities, including team and interdisciplinary projects, and develop strategies for partnerships. You will support the research endeavours at UTM by drafting and coordinating submissions for research funding, awards, and honours. You will support faculty and UTM in ensuring all submissions and applications meet University and sponsor standards and requirements. You will support the UTM research environment by cultivating relationships and partnerships across the university and within the division. The Partnerships & Innovation Specialist is an integral member of the UTM research enterprise and acts as a resource and support to faculty and academic leadership. Your responsibilities will include: Advising faculty on funding application strategies Coordinating and guiding applicants through various phases of the research funding application process Providing detailed information to faculty and administrative staff on completing and submitting research applications Writing applicatio
