21 Oct
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
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Job type
- Full-time
Location
105 Administration Pl Suite E, Saskatoon, SK
Full job description
Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry
Primary Purpose: To provide support with data collection, extraction, interpretation and knowledge translation with physicians from Psychiatry. Oversee the access and extraction of data from Child and Adolescent Electronic Medical Records (EMR) database. Contribute to data interpretation, manuscript and conference material writing, and other knowledge translation activities, as well as facilitating provincial collaborative scholarly activities regarding youth mental health initiatives in Saskatchewan.
Nature of Work: Drs.
Clark and Felstrom are currently seeking a Research Coordinator to organize Canadian Resource for Advancing Children’s Mental Health (CanREACH) research to advance knowledge in youth mental health. The task will include undertaking a systematic review and analysis, developing ethics applications, data collection on existing research projects, analysis of data and dissemination efforts, and facilitating collaborative scholarly activities. The position is of moderate complexity. The incumbent will consult in determining appropriate action for complex issues and decisions and report to the co-Program leads (Drs. Clark and Felstrom).The incumbent is expected to work independently and collaboratively with a variety of integrated team environments to ensure harmonization of research activities. Attention to detail, diligence, focus on quality, relatedness, collaborative mindset, and drive are necessary to ensure success in the position.
Typical Duties or Accountabilities:
Research
- Actively participate in grant writing (preparing materials and submission to granting agencies (e.g. Tri-agency, SHRF, College of medicine, SCPOR, RUHF, etc.)
- Writing, obtaining and maintaining ethics
- Ensuring compliance with study protocols and timelines
- Research design under guidance of Drs. Clark/Felstrom and in collaboration with Departmental Research Officer
- Oversee data collection (e.g. recruitment of research subjects) and conduct statistical analysis as required
- Creating and managing electronic data repositories (e.g. REDCap)
- Overseeing the privacy and secure storage of data, records and documents
- Developing Data Management Plans
- Manuscript/report writing
- Other Knowledge Translation (e.g. presentations) and Mobilization activities
Project Management
- Work collaboratively with other group and Department members, across campus and in the community by establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with colleagues
- Provide necessary work outputs in a timely manner as requested and required
- Effectively establish work scope, timelines, work plans, and accountabilities for self and team members to ensure quality and clarity of scope for projects
Education: Applicants should have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in a psychology, neuroscience, or a related health field.
Licenses: Completion of (or willingness to complete) grant writing course, TCPS 2 CORE ethics training and Chart Review Tutorial, fundamentals of patient-oriented research,
completed training in OCAP® principles, would be considered as an asset.
Experience: A minimum of three years of experience working in a research environment in a university research setting; experience with interdisciplinary programs preferably in health science and/or allied disciplines, scientific writing, project management, and a broad knowledge of clinical and translational research landscape. Experience with all stages of the research progress, including question development, design, data collection, analysis and knowledge dissemination, including ethics application preparation (behavioral and biomedical). Basic experience/familiarity in psychometric evaluation, electroencephalography,
Research Electronic Data Capture and other online survey platforms will be considered an asset.
Skills: Excellent written and verbal academic skills; ability to take initiative and be self-directed; effective interpersonal and communication skill; effective project management and organizational skills; ability to apply knowledge of research methodology to clinical and fundamental research questions; ability to facilitate research projects; strong critical and analytical ability; knowledge of, and proficiency with various computer applications including SPSS along with knowledge of statistics; collaborative mindset; ability to exercise sound judgement, tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality; ability to effectively manage competing interests, priorities,
and deadlines with minimal supervision and within a variety of integrated team environments.
Inquiries regarding this position can be also directed to [email protected] (Dr. Mariam Alaverdashvili, PhD)
Department: Psychiatry
Status: Term 2 years with the possibility of extension depending on availability of funding
Employment Group: Research Positions - Non-union
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.3 FTE
Salary: The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable):
Salary Phase/Band: Not Applicable
Posted Date: 10/21/2024
Closing Date: 11/4/2024
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus
The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where 'Yes' is indicated below.
Further information is available at: https://careers.usask.ca/tips-for-applying.php
Criminal Record Check: Yes
Driver's License and Abstract Check: Yes
Education/Credential Verification: Yes
Vulnerable Sector Check: Yes
The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity.
If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the deybwewin | taapwaywin | tapwewin: Indigenous Truth policy and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan’s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.