Matt Barter

A record recently obtained through an access-to-information request identifies the 128 positions eliminated as part of Memorial University’s 2025-26 budget reduction.

MattBarter.ca previously reported 105 positions that were eliminated as part of the university’s August 2026 “workforce realignment.”

One of the 128 positions in the 2025-26 budget reduction was not processed for deletion until the 2026-27 fiscal year.

The Associate Vice-President (Administration and Finance) position at the Marine Institute appears in both the 2025-26 budget reduction record and the university’s August 2026 workforce realignment record.

Of the eliminated positions, 94 were vacant, 20 were eliminated through layoffs or redundancy, and 14 were eliminated through attrition.

Memorial did not disclose which individual positions fell into each category, citing privacy reasons.

The 128 positions are listed below by unit:

Centre for Innovation in Teaching & Learning – 8 positions

• Director-Writing Centre
• Intermediate Clerk Stenographer
• Manager Media Services
• Manager Writing Centre
• Multimedia
• Producer
• Producer
• Quality Administrator

Faculty of Business – 3 positions

• Associate Professor
• Intermediate Secretary
• Professor

Faculty of Education – 3 positions

• Associate Professor
• Intermediate Secretary
• Media Production Tech II

Faculty of Engineering – 5 positions

• ASM-CE
• Assistant Professor
• Engineering Technologist III
• Intermediate Clerk Stenographer
• Professor

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences – 17 positions

• Archival Assistant
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Intermediate Clerk Stenographer
• Professor
• Professor
• Professor
• Professor
• Professor
• Publications Assistant II

Faculty of Nursing – 3 positions

• Academic Program Administrator
• Faculty Position
• Undergraduate Secretary

Faculty of Science – 26 positions

• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Field Services Tech I
• Instructional Assistant
• Intermediate Clerk Stenographer
• Intermediate Secretary
• Laboratory Instructor
• Laboratory Instructor
• PC Support
• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position
• Outreach Coordinator
• PC Support
• Research Assistant
• Research Assistant II
• Science Technician
• Supply Supervisor

Office of the Registrar – 4 positions

• Associate Registrar
• Intermediate Clerk
• Registrar Support Specialist
• Senior Clerk

President’s Office – 1 position

• Senior Advisor to the President – Government Relations

Provost & VP (Academic) – 1 position

• Associate Director Academic Resource Mgmt & Planning

Queen Elizabeth II Library – 4 positions

• Librarian III
• Librarian III
• Librarian III
• Librarian III

School of Graduate Studies – 3 positions

• Academic Program Administrator
• Intermediate Clerk Stenographer
• Senior Clerk

School of Human Kinetics & Recreation – 2 positions

• Faculty Position
• Faculty Position

School of Pharmacy – 2 positions

• Faculty Position
• Laboratory Instructor

School of Social Work – 2 positions

• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor

Student Wellness & Counselling Centre – 1 position

• Academic Program Administrator

VP Administration, Finance & Advancement Portfolio – 25 positions

• Administrative Program Assistant
• Administrative Program Assistant
• Associate Director Employee Labour Relations
• Clerk
• Administrative Staff Specialist III
• Centre Director Harris Centre
• Intermediate Secretary
• Manager Public Policy
• Senior Clerk
• Intermediate Clerk
• Maintenance Carpenter
• Manager IT
• Manager, Sustainability
• Manager-Personal Computing
• Manager, Public Engagement
• Project Coordinator
• Senior Secretary
• Special Project Coordinator
• PC Consultant I
• Planner Estimator
• Programmer
• Project Coordinator
• Senior Secretary
• Systems Administrator III
• Systems Administrator IV

VP Grenfell Campus – 8 positions

• Assistant Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Coordinator, Sexual Harassment
• Graphic Artist II
• Manager, Communications
• Marketing Coordinator
• Micro Computer Support Specialist
• Student Affairs Officer

VP Marine Institute – 9 positions

• Administrative Officer
• AVP (MI) Admin & Finance
• Custodial Coordinator
• Professor
• Professor
• Instructor
• Instructor
• Instructor
• Technical Assistant

VP Research Portfolio – 1 position

• Research Contracts Officer

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Matt Barter is a graduate of the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty at Memorial University of Newfoundland, holding a degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology. He enjoys reading thought-provoking articles, taking walks in nature, and volunteering in the community.