Research Coordinator, Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine

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Position Overview

The Department of Psychiatry in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for Research Coordinator. This Fixed Term Full-time position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator.

The Research Coordinator will be the primary coordinator for a project to improve the way mental health services are provided to young adults. Specifically, the project involves implementing and testing different types of mental health assessments and psychotherapy programs within community settings and specialty healthcare providers.

This position will be based out of Foothills Medical Centre, but also involves working closely with healthcare providers across the city of Calgary such as Alberta Health Services (AHS) and not-for-profit partners. The Research Coordinator can generally work during normal business hours, but will occasionally be asked to work evenings or weekends to accommodate the schedules of research partners and study participants. This position allows some flexibility to work from home, but some work will need to be done in-person in the Calgary area.

Position Description

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

Study Site Coordination

• Promote and establish stakeholder buy-in to partner with research team

• Coordinate site setup and complete ethics applications

• Conduct interviews and lead focus groups

• Build and maintain relationships with young adults with lived experience of mental health issues as well as their family and healthcare providers

• Schedule, coordinate, and participate in meetings between stakeholders

• Recruit and retain research participants

• Administering quantitative surveys and assessments

• Coordinate with other sites in the conduct of multi-site studies

Research Team Collaboration

• Conduct statistical analyses, monitor trends, compile data, and prepare charts, graphs, summaries, and reports in support of the research activities

• Conducting literature reviews and summarizing findings

• Analyzing study data and report results to stakeholders (e.g. AHS) in written and oral formats

• Generate PowerPoint presentations on behalf of the Principal Investigator and research team, to be used when presenting to various internal and external stakeholders

• Present results to a variety of stakeholders

• Secure ethics approvals

• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data

• Write research reports

• Support the Principal Investigator and team members on other projects as needed

Other

• Support the start-up and implementation of new research projects, including protocol development, ethics applications, and contracts

• Coordinate activities for ongoing projects including study management, ensuring adherence to protocols/guidelines, ethics modifications
  

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social science, biomedical science or related discipline (Bachelor’s degree with sufficient experience will be considered)
• At least 3 years of experience conducting research in social, behavioural or clinical fields
• Experience with collection and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Experience working with adolescents and young adults
• Thorough understanding of mental health and interventions to support mental health
• Knowledge of implementation science theory and methods
• Understanding of ethical guidelines in human research
• Friendly and approachable personality that can rapidly build rapport with stakeholders
• Collaborative approach and team-oriented mindset
• Exceptional attention-to-detail, especially when working with research data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel to multiple sites around the city of Calgary to meet with partners and collect research data
• Skill with Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience developing, testing or administering mental health interventions is an asset
• Skill with software for data collection and analysis is an asset (e.g. NVivo, SPSS, REDCap, Qualtrics)

Application Deadline:  September 22, 2022

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

Additional Information

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase II.

To find out more about management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Management and Staff Careers website . For more information visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca .

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High , committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (equity@ucalgary.ca ) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (hrhire@ucalgary.ca ).

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.