Post-Doctoral Researcher

Position Summary

Administrative Temporary Full-time New Contract Position

(January 2025 – December 2025)

The Post-Doctoral Researcher, Social Innovation Lab, will work collaboratively with the Lead Researcher to primarily support research exploring governance of cooperative sector organizations. The Researcher will be conducting interviews, analyzing findings, writing journal articles, writing case studies, and presenting research findings. Additional research may examine other social innovation areas in Canada such as housing affordability, social finance, or non-profit organization development.

Successful candidates will be required to conduct work within Ontario and must be available to work on campus as required. It is anticipated that this position will meet the needs of the department through a primarily remote work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation (including field data collections)
• Help prepare interim and final reports
• Draft scientific publications and submissions
• Apply and maintain ethics approval from Applied Research and Innovation Mentor co-op students for research projects
• Attend internal and external meetings, site visits, and demonstrations
• Create project activity schedules and experimental design
• Identify training needs related to research equipment/processes and deliver training to staff and students
• Attend and participate in activities such as hosting webinars, participating in conferences, and project related networking
• Act as subject matter expert and provide technical support for development of reports
• Prepare material and coordinate success story completion
• Coordinate social media activities with project partners
• Set up, coordinate, attend and follow up on meetings with potential research partners (i.e., industry, government, associations, academia, etc.)

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in the social sciences preferably related to cooperative or non-profit sector board governance or related field of study is required
• A strong knowledge base of qualitative and quantitative research
• A strong and successful track record completing complex research projects
• Strong computer skills including software for quantitative, qualitative, and statistical analysis
• Excellent communication, writing, and networking skills
• Field data collection experience
• Experience with surveys, interviews, and collecting self-reported data
• Experience in community-based research
• Proven ability to multitask and manage time effectively
• Experience in using field-based ergonomic equipment, including wearable sensors and portable instrumentation, and the ability to troubleshoot, process, analyze, and interpret signals using specialized software
• Access to a reliable means of transportation

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