Community Research Assistant

1 week ago

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada University of Alberta Full time

ALES AFNS General:

  • Competition No.

S

  • Posting Date

Jun 02, 2023

  • Closing Date

Jun 19, 2023

  • Position Type

Part Time - Grant Funded

  • Salary Range

$22,628 to $30,111 (pro-rated) per year

  • Grade

05

  • Hours

20
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).


This position has an end date of July 31, 2024, and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page.


Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person based in the Maskwacis Nations
.

Working for the University of Alberta


The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.


The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.


Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.


Position Summary
This is a Community Research Assistant position based in Maskwacîs Nations.

The Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (I-HeLTI) is a collaborative project involving the Cree communities of Maskwacîs, community of the Wood Buffalo region, academics at the University of Alberta (Faculty of ALES and the School of Public Health), and the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre.

There are also Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners in British Columbia.

The aim of the project is to better understand the impact of culturally responsive community led strategies to support maternal health, perinatal health and well-being for Maskwacîs families.


Our team is looking for a Community Research Assistant team member in Maskwacîs, with a background working with Maskwacîs Elders, research, and health.

Their main task will be to work with I-HeLTI and other project partners to develop, implement, and evaluate community-based supports that help foster healthy pregnancies and families.


Duties
Assisting with data collection and analysis

  • Explain the project to potential participants and to the broader community in general;
  • Collect informed consents from participants;
  • Assist with questionnaire/survey administration and quantitative data entry in analysis software such as SPSS or similar.
  • Assist with interviewing participants, transcribing interviews, and analyzing and interpreting interviews and other qualitative research data;
  • Organize and participate in meetings of the research team and write meeting summaries.
Assisting with communications

  • Assist with the implementation of an ongoing communication system with project partners.
  • Act as a liaison between the project and community stakeholder groups and agencies;
  • Assist in reporting project results to the community;
  • Organize, book, and attend meetings with Elders, community members, and University of Alberta stakeholders;
  • Assist in writing reports to team members and public as needed;
  • Assist with activities such as scheduling and preparing for program presenters, meetings, and community events that highlight research projects.
  • Assist with organizing workshop gatherings with community members and/or health care professionals.
  • Assist with workshop follow up activities including writing reports and preparing presentation materials.
Assisting with research recruitment and community engagement

  • Assist with project promotion and advertising via social media and communitybased means;
  • Assist with recruiting participants from Maskwacis and with recalling participants;
  • Assist with community engagement activities and Community Advisory Committees meetings;
  • Assist Elders that participate in research activities and meetings.

Administration Support:

  • Schedule, coordinate, and attend meetings, events and activities including scheduling rooms, organizing equipment, ordering catering, and assembling materials.
  • Maintains files and filing systems.
  • Assist with engagement activities such as scheduling and preparing for program presenters, meetings, and community events that highlight research projects.
  • Assist with organizing gatherings with community members and/or health care professionals.
  • Research administrative activities as needed.
Document/Materials Development

  • Performs word processing and data entry for the research project team.
  • Prepares meeting agend

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