Senior Research Assistant
About The Position
The Senior Research Assistant will work within Digital Emergency Medicine (DigEM) and will contribute to DigEM’s ongoing and emerging project coordination and research activities including but not limited to three broad areas: Technology-enabled innovations in health practice and education contexts; multi-channel community engagement to support health education and patient-centred and digital health innovation and collaborative partnerships. Much of this work involves evaluating the efficacy of digital health interventions in various contexts such as community health promotion, improved health service delivery and innovative program evaluation educational approaches. The role also encompasses liaising with stakeholders and co-planning and organization health promotion and self-management events for multicultural and Indigenous communities.
Requirements
- Completion of a university degree in a relevant discipline or technical program and a minimum four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Some positions may require a graduate degree.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Ability to effectively use computer software, such as MS Office, data analysis software, familiarity with online literature search tools.
- Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to develop and maintain strategic alliances and partnerships and liaise effectively with stakeholders and clients.
- Ability to show initiative and judgment.
- Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Proficient in the use of data analysis software and related technical skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Excellent analytical skills.
Nice To Haves
- Undergraduate degree in an area of social science or health science with research experience preferred.
- Experience with social science research methods an asset.
- Experiences with BC health professional organizations, health and wellness of Indigenous people, cross-cultural projects, and inter-professional collaboration are assets.
- Fluency in Mandarin and/or Cantonese, in addition to English, is preferred.
- Ability to occasionally work on weekends or outside of regular work hours for operational reasons or to meet research deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Organizes, co-leads, and hosts health promotion events and related activities, including organizing and documenting meetings, communicating with diverse project partners, and assisting senior level staff and faculty in planning events in multicultural settings and program and event evaluation.
- Leads project/initiative promotions, communications, advocacy, knowledge sharing, and dissemination.
- Serves as the designated point-of-contact for project participants and partners.
- Oversees the progress of projects and participates in complex research activities, such as selecting and implementing research and Quality Improvement methodologies, ensuring research activities are culturally appropriate and culturally safe, analyzing data to inform knowledge translation, etc.
- Provides instruction and training in the use of specialized software for data analysis and knowledge translation.
- Oversees design of data collection tools and collects data by facilitating focus groups, conducting interviews, and administering surveys.
- Performs data preparation, collection, entry, and conducts complex analysis and interpretation using specialized software.
- Provides reports regarding ongoing project operations, monitors the day-to-day progress of projects or project components and provides regular updates.
- Translates evaluation and event promotion materials for multicultural communities.
- Oversees daily operations of supplies and equipment, including responsibility for inventory maintenance and purchase recommendation.
- Oversees participant recruitment and registration for project events and studies as needed.
- Develops procedures to standardize quality data collection and analysis processes
- Performs other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
