Business Operations

The Business Operations team is the centralized Faculty of Science team that processes your administrative, transactional requests and inquiries. We input HR, finance, & other regular transactions to support operations and research.

What services can I access through the Business Operation team?

  • Job Opening Requests (job posting)
  • Student and casual hires
  • Research Staff Hires
  • Job Change Requests (including extensions)
  • Job termination submissions
  • Student payment entries (Graduate student payment requests should contact GSC)
  • efin interpretation
  • Grant expense compliance checks
  • Funds transfers (journal transfers)
  • Expense reimbursement for non-employees
  • Expense claim support (instruction, trouble shooting)
  • Invoice payment
  • Invoice creation
  • IDB - Internal Department Billing
  • Change Orders for PO's
  • eProcurement
  • Pcard Purchasing
  • Project extensions and maintenance
  • Materials, equipment and supplies ordering
  • Project balance information
  • Project Costing

Frequently asked questions

Submit a service request or inquiry online or email sci.borg@ucalgary.ca and our team will determine whether the request can be completed by Business Operations or if it should be forward to an alternate team.

We are currently available for walk-ins and Business Operations is located at:

Earth Sciences Building - Room 118
Hours of Service:  Monday-Friday, 9-12 and 1-4

  • The best way to contact Business Operations is by submitting a service request or inquiry online. Submitting your request online allows you to download and complete the necessary forms, giving our team members all required information for your request up front.
  • Business Operations can also be reached by emailing sci.borg@ucalgary.ca

Our Team


Christie Schulze

Manager, Research and Admin Services

Nancy Jing Lu

Senior Project Coordinator

Carlos Villafuerte

Project Coordinator

Grazeilla (Grace) Gallo

Business Operations Administrator

Camilla Mascardo

Business Operations Administrator

Mitra Mottaghi

Business Operations Administrator

Myra Villaruz

Business Operations Administrator