Areas responsible for:

• Business (all departments)
• Humanities (School of the Arts, Classics, History, Philosophy, French, Linguistics & Languages)
• Engineering (Computing and Software)

Provides web support and system administration for SHARCNET.

Areas responsible for:

• Opening financial projects
• Special projects

Oversees and manages the copyright licensing group, commercialization of apps and educational material. Evaluates and manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Health Sciences and the Affiliated hospitals, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Provides leadership to the Research Software Development Team and the research software projects that the team implements.

Provides scientific computing support (machine learning, AI, data science); developing Machine Learning capacity on campus; training

Provides scientific computing support (EEG signal processing)

Provides support to faculty with the development and review of research proposals for submission to sponsors, specializing in MITACS programs.

Provides support for opening of research accounts and post-award issues.

Evaluates and manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Health Sciences, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Areas responsible for:

• Humanities (English & Cultural Studies)
• Engineering (Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering)
• Social Sciences (Religious Studies)

Development Unit contact for the Faculty of Science. Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Oversees the Business Development / Technology Transfer group to support commercialization of inventions developed at the university and affiliated hospitals, including supporting startup companies led by students and faculty.

Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Areas responsible for:

• Engineering (Material Science & Engineering)
• Social Science (Labour Studies, Sociology, School of Social Work)

Administration, operations, finances and project management

Development Unit contact for the Faculty of Engineering. Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Provides support to faculty in the review of research proposals to funding agencies and with companies, and negotiates research agreements, material transfer (MTA), data transfer (DTA), and non-disclosure (NDA) agreements with industry and not-for-profits, primarily for Faculties of Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Development Unit contact for the Faculty of Social Sciences. Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Provides administrative support for the following programs: CFI, CRC, ORF-RI, ERA and other federal & provincial infrastructure programs. Tri-Council awards, external grants, grant transfers and agreements, annual reporting and internal funding for faculties of Humanities & Social Sciences. Prepares documentation for the transfer of awarded projects to Research Finance

Provides expertise and support in moving awarded projects to an operational state.

Assists researchers with the identification of funding opportunities.

Provides administrative support for the following programs: CFI, CRC, ORF-RI, ERA and other federal & provincial infrastructure programs. Provides administrative support for the following programs: ARB, McMaster Incentive Grants (MIG), NSERC USRA. Tri-Council awards, external grants, grant transfers and agreements, annual reporting and internal funding for faculties of Business & Science. Prepares documentation for the transfer of awarded projects to Research Finance.

Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor. Provides expertise and support in moving awarded projects to an operational state.

Evaluates and manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Engineering and Science, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Provide visualization and scientific computing support for SHARCNET

Negotiates and manages licensing of copyrighted materials – quality of life questionnaires, tools, and surveys.

Provides system administration support for SHARCNET

Evaluates, manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Health Sciences, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Programmer for Research Software Development project.

Provides support to faculty in the review of research proposals to funding agencies and with companies, and negotiates research agreements, material transfer (MTA), data transfer (DTA), and non-disclosure (NDA) agreements with industry, primarily for Faculties of Engineering and Science.

Areas responsible for:

• Science (School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Kinesiology, Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences)
• Social Sciences (Political Science)

Assists with technology transfer activities.

Manages the Development Unit which supports researchers through the identification of funding opportunities, provision of information sessions, and review and editing of grant submissions.

Evaluates and manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of software and mobile applications.

Areas responsible for:

• Special projects

Provides expertise and support in moving awarded projects to an operational state.

Areas responsible for:

• Engineering (Engineering Physics)
• Humanities (Communication Studies & Multimedia)
• Social Sciences (Anthropology)

Provides support to faculty with the development and review of research proposals for submission to sponsors, specializing in MITACS programs.

Provides administrative support to the Director and staff of ROADS, and to the Assistant Vice-President, Research Administration.

Provides scientific computing support for SHARCNET

Areas responsible for:

• Deposit and invoice reconciliation
• Overhead distribution
• Amending financial projects

Provides technical support services for research computing and acts as a technical resource and project lead for moderately complex projects.

Manages the Development Unit which supports researchers through the identification of funding opportunities, provision of information sessions, and review and editing of grant submissions.

Oversees the Research Contracts group; responsible for reviewing research proposals, negotiating industry research contracts and related grant funding, and associated agreements (Data Transfer – DTA, Material Transfer – MTA, Non-Disclosure – NDA, and Memorandum of Understanding – MOU).

Negotiates and manages licensing of copyrighted materials – quality of life questionnaires, tool, and surveys.

Manages MILO’s financials, reporting, and operations in support of research commercialization and intellectual property protection.

Areas responsible for:

• Science (Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour)
• Social Science (Economics)
• Contact for the VPR envelope

Areas responsible for:

• Science (Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy)

Manages the Administration and Support Unit which:

provides assistance with selected budget development on major institutional research projects;
assists in managing McMaster’s allocation for identified programs;
ensures that researchers and the University are protected through funding agreements and compliance with agency and institutional policy; and
supports awarded projects in non-financial aspects of ongoing administration.

Areas responsible for:

• Special projects
• Civil Engineering
• Social Sciences (Health & Aging)
• BTECH

Provides legal advice for research service contracts, and academic copyright matters.

Areas responsible for:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Social Sciences (Society)

Provides administrative support for the following programs: CFI, CRC, ORF-RI, ERA and other federal & provincial infrastructure programs. Tri-Council awards, external grants, grant transfers and agreements, annual reporting and internal funding for faculties of Engineering & Other. Prepares documentation for the transfer of awarded projects to Research Finance.

Development Unit contact for the Faculty of Humanities. Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Supports local research computing infrastructure (whole university); supports many researchers and faculties and departments across campus

Implements, deploys, manages and supports the Canadian Research Data Centre Network’s (CRDCN) next generation technology platform which will be integrated into the Compute Canada National Computing Platform.

Provides Research Data Management training and support for faculty, staff, and students. Available to consult on data management plans, data security, storage and backup, metadata and data documentation, ethics applications, and data sharing and deposit. Provides support for McMaster Dataverse.

Day-to-day management of McMaster’s database for intellectual property (patents, trade-marks and licenses), including metrics reporting.

Supports and leads strategic initiatives related to digital research infrastructure & data strategy; research; provides strategic guidance to Faculties; institutional lead on DRI; strategic leadership of RHPCS

Provides support to the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Faculty of Social Sciences.

Is accountable to the Vice-President, Research for McMaster’s research funding and performance data.

Provides support to faculty in the review of research proposals to funding agencies and with companies, and negotiates research agreements, material transfer (MTA), data transfer (DTA), and non-disclosure (NDA) agreements with industry, primarily for Faculty of Health Sciences.

Development Unit contact for the DeGroote School of Business. Assists researchers with proposal development by reviewing applications, providing advice, and drafting institutional elements of proposals, as applicable. Ensures that proposals and funding agreements comply with University policies, and conform to the criteria and guidelines of the program sponsor.

Oversees the Research Office for Administration, Development and Support (ROADS), which provides value-added service to McMaster’s research community through provision of professional and timely research administrative services. Support ranges from guiding researchers through the research funding application process to effectively bringing awarded projects into operation.

Evaluates, manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Health Sciences, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Helps manage the McMaster Seed Fund (MSF), vetting applications and preparing eligible applicants to pitch to the investment committee. Evaluates and manages patent/IP, marketing and licensing of inventions arising from Faculty of Health Sciences and Affiliated Hospitals, including supporting funding applications for Proof-of-Principle programs and creation of start-ups.

Areas responsible for:

• Overhead, deposits & F300 Process

Provides technical support services for research computing and acts as a technical resource and project lead for moderately complex projects.

Oversees MILO to support faculty and students in research collaborations with industry and faciltates technology transfer / commercialization.