June 2019 - Meeting-ADR-RLO - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

ADR-RLO meeting schedule for 2019-20
by Sarah Vanderveen 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

Dear Associate Deans of Research and Research Liaison Officers: Please find the attached memo from Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International), providing the dates of the ADR-RLO meetings for 2019/20. Best regards, Sarah Vanderveen Administrative Assistant to Gary Glavin, the Associate Vice-President (Research) And Jay Doering, the Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) Office of the Vice-President (Research & International) University of Manitoba 202 Administration Building Phone: 204-474-7952 Sarah.Vanderveen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sarah.Vanderveen@umanitoba.ca> www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research>

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Memo with attached Diversity Self-Declaration Form
by Digvir Jayas 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Dear Deans/Directors, Associate Deans (Research) and Research Liaison Officers: Further to the memo from me and Dr. Ristock of June 17 (attached for ease of reference), regarding a special call for a Tier 2 CRC directed towards persons with a disability, please note the following changes: In order to increase transparency in this process, to manage the confidentiality of the disclosure related to the self-declaration of a disability and to speed up the process in order to prepare and submit a nomination in time for the October, 2019 CRC intake date, I am asking academic staff members to submit their applications directly to my office. Applications will be reviewed by the CRC Nomination Selection Committee composed of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs), the Associate Vice-President (Research), and the Vice-President (Research and International) who will act as chair of this Committee. Decision of the successful candidate will be communicated to the applicant and their dean/director by August 6, 2019. Unsuccessful candidates will also be notified on the same day. Please note: 1) The position for a Tier 2 CRC for persons who self-identify as having a disability is now advertised on UM Careers: HTTPS://VIPRECPROD.AD.UMANITOBA.CA/DEFAULT.ASPX?REQ_ID=07066, posted on our CRC Public Accountability<http://umanitoba.ca/research/ors/crc_public_accountability.html#External_an…> and is also attached. 2) Applications will now be sent directly to me by 4:30 p.m., July 24, 2019. We have eliminated the need for units to select the best candidate and then submit packages to VPRIO. Please circulate this advertisement and the CRC Workplace Diversity Self-Declaration Form (attached) widely within your units. Sincere thanks. Digvir S. Jayas, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag., FRSC Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor 202 Administration Building 66 Chancellors Circle University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-9404 (office) Phone: 204-291-4505 (mobile) Fax: 204-261-1318 Email: digvir.jayas(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:digvir.jayas@umanitoba.ca> Webpage: www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research>

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Memo with attached Diversity Self-Declaration Form
by Digvir Jayas 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Dear Colleagues: Please review the attached special call for Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in any discipline and Workplace Diversity Self-Declaration Form. Please distribute it to each faculty member in your units. Sincere thanks. Digvir S. Jayas, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag., FRSC Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor [UMLogoSignature] 202 Administration Building 66 Chancellors Circle University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-9404 (office) Phone: 204-291-4505 (mobile) Fax: 204-261-1318 Email: digvir.jayas(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:digvir.jayas@umanitoba.ca> Webpage: www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research>

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Proposals for a Tier 2 CRC for persons who self-identify as having a disability
by Digvir Jayas 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Dear Deans/Director and Associate deans Research and Research Liaison Officer: As you are aware, our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for the purposes of the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program, has been well-developed and approved by the CRC review process. In this Plan, we exceed our target for the inclusion of women, visible minorities, and Indigenous persons. However, we are below the target for persons with disabilities (by one). Given difficulties in measuring these targets and the numerous reasons why an individual may choose not to disclose a disability, this may not accurately reflect the number of faculty members with disabilities. The CRC reserves the right to refuse further nominations unless we meet our targets for all four federally designated groups. To this end, we are initiating a call to encourage all faculty members who self-identify as having a disability to apply for a Tier 2 CRC (any research area). The self declaration form is attached to this memo for distribution. Faculty members who self-identify do not have to give details of their disability. This information will help the University accurately represent its needs. I would like to assure all faculty members that they will be supported and that this information will be kept confidential. The Vice-President (Research and International) and Deans will work with Valerie Williams, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant in Human Resources to ensure this is a respectful and confidential process. In order to allow sufficient time to prepare a competitive CRC application for the October 2019 intake, we are requesting that this letter be shared with all faculty members in your unit. We are seeking faculty members who self-identify as having a disability and who meet the Tier 2 CRC eligibility criteria: * less than 10 years (adjusted by any interruptions for parental leaves, caring for family members or sick leaves) from the completion of their terminal degree; * competitive against the main CRC criteria (excellent research productivity, emerging research leader in Canada and beyond, evidence of HQP training, ability to attract competitive research funding). Candidates should submit to you: * a current CV; * a maximum two-page description of the research program they will develop over the five-year term of the chair. Please describe in your accompanying letter how this research fits with your unit's strategic research plan and how this research fits with the University's strategic research plan. There is a limit of one application per faculty/unit so we ask you to select the best candidate from all submissions received by your office and send the best package only to me by NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM ON JULY 19, 2019. Note that although we normally reserve Tier 2 CRCs for recruitment only, we will use this CRC for retention. Also note that this CRC can be a CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC Chair - it is open to all disciplines. Thank you. Digvir S. Jayas, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag., FRSC Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor [UMLogoSignature] 202 Administration Building 66 Chancellors Circle University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-9404 (office) Phone: 204-291-4505 (mobile) Fax: 204-261-1318 Email: digvir.jayas(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:digvir.jayas@umanitoba.ca> Webpage: www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research>

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