Scientific Associate - Pre-Clinical Research
About The Position
The Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full-time, contract (12 months) Scientific Associate to support a research program focused on sex and gender differences in brain health, mental health, aging, and neurodegenerative disease. Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI), the Scientific Associate will provide senior scientific support through the development and execution of research projects, secondary data analyses, competitive grant proposals, scientific manuscripts, reports, presentations, and knowledge translation resources related to sex- and gender-based analysis, women's health, and translational research. The successful candidate will contribute expertise in clinical research methods, epidemiology, health data science, and secondary data analysis, including the integration, harmonization, and analysis of large-scale clinical, population-based, and longitudinal datasets. The incumbent will support research investigating biological, social, and environmental factors influencing brain health, cognitive aging, mental health, and neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on sex-specific risk factors, prevention, and personalized approaches to women's health. The Scientific Associate will advance the application of Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) across research design, analysis, interpretation, and knowledge translation, while contributing to data-driven frameworks and evidence-based approaches that improve understanding of women's health across the lifespan. The successful candidate will contribute to grant strategy, collaborative research initiatives, and scientific communication while providing mentorship and guidance to trainees and research staff in research methodology, data analysis, scientific writing, and professional development. They will maintain high standards of scientific integrity, data governance, reproducibility, and responsible conduct of research. This position is primarily based at the CAMH 250 College Street Site, with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements in accordance with operational requirement Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.
Requirements
- Expertise in clinical research methods
- Expertise in epidemiology
- Expertise in health data science
- Expertise in secondary data analysis, including the integration, harmonization, and analysis of large-scale clinical, population-based, and longitudinal datasets
Responsibilities
- Development and execution of research projects
- Secondary data analyses
- Competitive grant proposals
- Scientific manuscripts
- Reports
- Presentations
- Knowledge translation resources related to sex- and gender-based analysis, women's health, and translational research
- Support research investigating biological, social, and environmental factors influencing brain health, cognitive aging, mental health, and neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on sex-specific risk factors, prevention, and personalized approaches to women's health
- Advance the application of Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) across research design, analysis, interpretation, and knowledge translation
- Contribute to data-driven frameworks and evidence-based approaches that improve understanding of women's health across the lifespan
- Contribute to grant strategy
- Collaborative research initiatives
- Scientific communication
- Provide mentorship and guidance to trainees and research staff in research methodology, data analysis, scientific writing, and professional development
- Maintain high standards of scientific integrity, data governance, reproducibility, and responsible conduct of research
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
