Research Assistant

7 days ago


Oshawa, Canada Ontario Tech University Full time

**Research Assistant - "Exploring innovative tech identified facilitators and barriers.. Summer '24**

**Tracking Code**:req1123

**Faculty of Health Sciences**

**Number of Positions**: 1

**Appointment Type**: Limited Term

**Salary Grade**:Administered in accordance with the Collective Agreement

**Posting Date**: May 28, 2024

**Closing Date**: June 4, 2024

**Course Name and Number**: - "Exploring innovative technologically enhanced solutions to address identified facilitators and barriers to educating breastfeeding families."

**Job Summary**:We are looking for a research assistant to work with our team on the project "Exploring innovative technologically enhanced solutions to address identified facilitators and barriers to educating breastfeeding families." This quality improvement project is designed to implement an eHealth resource in clinical interactions across health regions to standardize breastfeeding education and increase breastfeeding health literacy. The purpose of this project phase is to determine what is currently being done in related to breastfeeding education among various health care providers (HCPs) and families across health regions. This will inform the design of innovative tools and resources, adaptations to the current eHealth resource, and/or the creation of additional resources needed to provide breastfeeding education in clinical interactions to increase parents' breastfeeding health literacy.

The research assistant responsibilities will include involvement in project activities such as recruitment, data collection, data analysis, online resource and prototype design and creation, preparing manuscripts and oral presentations support.

**Required Skills**:

- Self-motivated
- Complete duties on time
- Research ability
- Data management skills including analysis (coding and descriptive statistics)
- Effective communication skills with project team, health care providers and parent groups
- Advance written and oral communication skills (manuscript preparation and presentations)
- Time management, organization skills, flexible schedule
- Works well independently and with teams
- Proficient working with Microsoft Office and the Google Suite Platforms
- Proficient Information technology skills

**Required Education**:

- Bachelor degree completed or currently enrolled in a Bachelor degree program

Priority will be given to an Internal Applicant who has taught any course for the University in three (3) different sessions in the past thirty-six (36) months, provided they meet the requirements for the position as outlined in the job posting.

**How to Apply**:
Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

**Job Location**: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

**Expected Start Date**: May 28, 2024

**Expected End Date**: 8/15/2024



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