Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Saskatoon, Canada University of Saskatchewan Full time

**Research Associate**:
**Primary Purpose**: To provide research and administrative support to Pewaseskwan - the Indigenous Wellness Research Group.

**Nature of Work**: The Research Associate will report to different project leads within Pewaseskwan, depending on the assigned task. The responsibilities require knowledge and skills around academic and community-engaged research and research administration. The role is best suited for someone who can work independently and collaboratively, has strong organizational and analytical skills, and can effectively balance priorities and deadlines. Our team uses a hybrid work model, balanced between on-campus, remote and community-based work.

**Typical Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Assist in overseeing the project deliverables and perform various project duties, including scheduling, documentation, resource management and project reporting.
- Coordinate, participate in and contribute to internal and external meetings.
- Collaborate with the project team, including the project lead, research associates, post-doctoral fellows and community-based project assistants on project activities.
- Act as one of the project representatives and liaise with various stakeholders, including partnering communities and community-based organizations.
- Develop and maintain good community engagement and relationship-building.
- Assist with project communications, including reporting and identifying and carrying out knowledge translation opportunities and activities with academic and community partners.
- Assist in the preparation of reports, manuscripts, posters and presentations.
- Assist with researching or investigating additional funding source opportunities.
- Assist in the delivery of a wide range of projects within the mandate of Pewaseskwan.
- Work with the project team in managing timelines to ensure projects are completed on time.
- Assist with monitoring the scope of work so proper support to the project team can be provided.

**Additional tasks may include**:

- Schedule and coordinate data collection sessions (individual interviews and sharing circles), track participants, and ensure necessary records are kept updated and in good order.
- Enact data collection protocols (interviews, sharing circles, questionnaires) in adherence to approved ethics protocols.
- Facilitate secure transfer and storage of research recordings and raw data (demographics, questionnaires) per ethics protocols.
- Use SPSS, NVivo or other research data management software to input/import and organize quantitative and qualitative data.

**Qualifications**

**Education**: Applicants will have completed a post-secondary degree in a social or health science field with significant research-based courses and hands-on project implementation and research experience.

**Experience**:
Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:

- A working knowledge of project implementation and research processes and experience conducting research with human participants with strong adherence to ethical standards.
- Experience facilitating research data collection (interviews, focus groups, sharing circles, etc.). Experience with or knowledge of arts-, land
- and cultural-based research activities (i.e., photovoice, Indigenous body mapping, research through land and cultural activities) is a vital asset.
- Familiarity with administrative duties necessary for research with human participants (i.e., scheduling data collection activities, research-related record keeping, admin support for research meetings, etc.).
- Experience with written and oral communications of research processes and outcomes for academic and lay/community audiences (e.g., reports, manuscripts, presentations).
- Competency with available software, including Microsoft Office Suite, is necessary. Competency using NVivo for qualitative research data management, analysis and interpretation is an asset.
- Experience conducting environmental scans, research summaries and reviews of academic and grey literature, including working with academic databases and web-based searches, is an asset.

**Skills**:

- Takes initiative and is self-directed in independent work but can also effectively collaborate and communicate with teammates from diverse backgrounds and education/experiences.
- Can take direction and feedback/guidance from others (i.e., supervisors, academics, team members and community partners).
- Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters diplomatically and discreetly.
- Can carry out duties efficiently and accurately with mínimal supervision/oversight.
- Can ensure compliance with ethical, community and institutional processes, practices and policies (e.g., TCPS2, HIPA, OCAP).
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail, with strong problem-solving skills.
- Has practical verbal and written communication skills and can communicate clearly with people from differen

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