Part Time Project Management Accountant Jobs in Toronto, ON

Date Posted: 08/31/2026
Req ID: 50022
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Dentistry
Department: Faculty of Dentistry
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00059992
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:
Exciting new advances and global challenges are radically reshaping the field of dentistry. Our vision at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto is to not just address and respond to these changes - but to thoughtfully and conscientiously shape the field of the future.
With our robust and comprehensive educational training programs (DDS, MSc, PhD degrees, IDAPP and other specialty programs), our emphasis on community outreach and care, and our internationally known and interdisciplinary research mission, the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto continues to earn its reputation as one of the top dental schools in North America. Throughout more than 150 years of dental education -- the oldest, largest and most comprehensive training program in Canada -- we have striven to graduate the highest quality of students while providing the public the highest standards of care.
We are driving by our vision to improve health by advancing dentistry through inspired leadership, innovation, and excellence in education, research and practice.
Your opportunity:
Reporting to the Vice-Dean, Research you will play a key role in advising faculty on clinical funding application strategies, coordinating and guiding applicants through the various phases of clinical research funding application process. You will provide detailed information to faculty on completing, submitting, and coordinating clinical research applications. Your role includes advising on improvements to draft funding proposals to better meet requirements, conducting analysis on research trends, and keeping well-informed on research funding programs, application guidelines, policies/procedures and regulations funding. You will play an integral role in researching and recommending new opportunities for external funding.

Please note this is for a part-time (50% FTE) term position with a duration of 22-months.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising faculty on clinical funding application strategies
• Providing detailed information to faculty on completing, submitting, and coordinating research applications
• Researching, analyzing and recommending solutions to research funding applications issues
• Coordinating the preparation of submission materials
• Keeping well-informed on clinical and industry-sponsored funding opportunities and resources, application policies/procedures and key deadlines
• Liaising with academic units and stakeholders to support research funding initiatives
• Acting as a liaison between patients and Dentistry's clinical researchers, as required
• Monitoring department budget to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted allocations
• Serving as a resource to others by providing (non-supervisory) guidance related to grant research funding, as appropriate

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of recent related experience in research administration, including managing grant proposal processes, preferably in a health-related, clinical, or multi-disciplinary research institution.
• Demonstrated experience and a successful track record of researching and sourcing relevant funding opportunities, and developing and implementing plans to attain such funding opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience with tailoring and editing grant proposals in alignment with the selection/evaluation criteria of the research funding program.
• Strong interpersonal skillsdemonstrated through building relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong project management, organizational and time management skills to manage multiple competing priorities.High degree of initiative.
• Sound decision making, analytical and problem solving skills and an attention to detail.
• Strong client services orientation and relationship management skills

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Proactive
• Resourceful
• Self-directed
• Team player

Please note this is for a part-time (50% FTE) term position with a duration of 22-months..

Closing Date: 09/13/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Part-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 11 -- $38,288 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $48,964. 
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.