REB Coordinator
/Job Title:
REB Coordinator
Organization:
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Deadline:
Apr. 17, 2026
Organization Description:
Situated on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) is where creativity meets practice. Ranked among the world’s top 30 universities for art and design (QS 2024), ECU is recognized globally for its hands-on, practice-based teaching and learning environment that equips students to experiment, take risks and drive innovation.
Since 1925, ECU has championed bold ideas and emerging talent through a close-knit, studio-intensive setting that connects students with award-winning faculty, cutting-edge facilities, and real-world opportunities. Today, ECU serves more than 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students, along with thousands more through continuing studies, contributing to Canada’s cultural and creative sectors and shaping the future of art, media, design and research.
Having marked our centennial in 2025, ECU continues to ask what art and design can make possible. With more than 100 years in the making, we are shaping what comes next.
Website:
Job Description:
Permanent Part-Time (60%) Position
Hours to be Determined
ABOUT THE ROLE
The REB Coordinator provides administrative support to the Emily Carr University Research Ethics Board (ECU-REB) by organizing and administering ethics applications made by researchers who are working with human subjects. The REB Coordinator provides information and workshops to faculty regarding internal and external policy on ethical standards of research involving human subjects and provides general administrative support to the Research services area.
BENEFITS OF JOINING THE EMILY CARR COMMUNITY
• Enrollment in a comprehensive benefits package, including Dental Coverage, Extended Health, Disability Coverage and Life Insurance.
• Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan.
• Competitive vacation and Professional Development benefits.
Responsibilities:
1. Supports the Research Ethics Board by coordinating meetings, drafting agendas and minutes, and providing the necessary information for the Board Members to make informed decisions regarding applications. Supports external community members in accessing the resources (including access to records and honoraria) as required.
2. Maintains ECU-REB member files.
3. Coordinates and delivers the orientation program for incoming ECU-REB members.
4. Advises faculty, graduate supervisors, graduate, and undergraduate students on their research ethics applications. Reviews applications and provides preliminary feedback to applicants.
5. Provides guidance to the Emily Carr community on Tri-Council policy and Emily Carr’s research ethics policies and procedures (ECU-REB Standard Operating Procedures).
6. Follows national standards and best practices at other Canadian institutions to inform research policies and procedures at Emily Carr, as required. (Overall policy direction, drafting, proposed policy language and decision-making rests with the Research Grants Facilitator and Ethics Officer, the University Secretary, and AVP Research.)
7. Maintains research ethics application files. Updates and tracks research ethics records as required.
8. Communicates recommendations from the Research Ethics Board to applicants, assists in making the required changes and communicates revisions from applicants to Research Ethics Board.
9. Updates the Research Ethics Board website and other information documents.
10. Conducts information sessions on the role and function of the Research Ethics Board to faculty and students as required.
11. Conducts Research Ethics Board application workshops for faculty and students as required.
12. Liaises as required with other Research Ethics Boards in BC through the Provincial Research Ethics Platform (PREP), and in Canada though membership with Canadian Association of REBs (CAREB/ACER).
13. Makes recommendations to the supervisor for changes to practice, procedures, and policy.
14. Provides general administrative support and facilitates special projects for the AVP Research + Dean of Graduate Studies on an as needed basis.
15. Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in an art and design related field.
• Minimum three years' direct experience with a focus on administrative support of research in an academic context.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research involving Humans (TCPS2, 2022).
• Familiarity with the Tri-Agency: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR Framework), and other Tri-Agency guidance documents is an asset.
• Highly developed organizational skills and the ability to work independently, multi- task, and set priorities.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to exercise sensitivity to relate professionally and effectively to industry representatives and other outside contacts as well as students, staff, and faculty.
• Excellent judgment and discretion.
• Ability to gather information from various sources, analyze and report results.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 environment, Adobe Pro, and Wordpress.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
How to Apply:
To apply for this job, please visit https://ecuad.peopleadmin.ca. Competition closes on Friday, April 17, 2026.
Emily Carr University especially invites those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized. These include women, persons with diverse gender expressions and identities, persons of all sexual orientations, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and First Nations, Metis, Inuit and Indigenous persons. All qualified people are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.
Remuneration:
$36,450 to $39,006 per annum
