Food from Thought is the University of Guelph’s Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) initiative, a $76.7M, 7-year project. Aimed at catalyzing a new digital agricultural revolution, Food from Thought (Fft) will put the University of Guelph at the forefront of global agri-food research institutes. Comprising 10 lead investigators and approximately 40 other faculty members, the FfT team aims to create an innovative agri-food research platform that will draw together stakeholders from the community, government, municipalities, industry, agriculture, and engineering consulting firms, to advance research knowledge, expertise and technology relating to agri-food and big data technologies.
Reporting to the Project Director, Food from Thought, the Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management, planning and administration of the FfT grant. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that the University-wide Food from Thought initiative stays on track and on budget, and for developing and managing the operational work plans to achieve the strategic goals and objections of the project. Responsibilities include:
- Managing the planning, development and implementation of operational work plans and processes for key project components,
- Overseeing financial, operational, administrative, graduate student program, and communications functions.
- Tracking and reporting on project metrics,
- Managing and coordinating grant proposal development, and
- Providing advice, analysis, coordination and support to research project managers and research administration staff involved in the FfT initiative.
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