Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta Full time

**MED Pediatrics**:

- Competition No.

**S100351373**
- Posting Date

**Jun 27, 2023**
- Closing Date

**Jul 06, 2023**
- Hourly Rate

**$28.05 - $38.10**
- Grade

**08**
- Hours

**21**

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

This position has an end date of 6 months from the date of hire.

**Location**

This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person and has the potential to be fully remote.

**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**

The Research Assistant works under the supervision of the Directors, Associate Directors, Operations Manager, and Research/Project Coordinators at ARCHE (Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence). This Research Assistant will assist with knowledge synthesis tasks as part of a research team with other staff including project coordinators, clinical leads, librarians, statisticians, and other research assistants. This work will contribute towards informing local and national stakeholders in their decision making about various clinical and health-related issues.

This position will be assigned to one primary project but will also assist on other projects, assignments, and initiatives established by the Principal Investigator on an as needed basis. Supervision and activities will be assigned by the Project and Research Coordinator(s).

**Duties**
- Provide support for ongoing knowledge synthesis research projects, including systematic reviews, rapid reviews, scoping reviews, methodological research, knowledge translation, and other related tasks. As directed by the project/research coordinator(s) activities include:

- implement study protocols
- screening complex research articles
- data extraction, data checking, data entering
- develop and completion of evidence and results tables
- database development (e.g., developing templates for data extraction, developing databases for online surveys)
- data verification, data cleaning, and manipulation, including preparing data for statistical analysis
- data analysis (e.g., running descriptive statistics, entering data into appropriate software and running basic meta-analyses with input from project leads and statistician)
- complete consensus with other RAs to ensure the validity of decisions
- report and manuscript preparation
- participate in regular meetings to provide progress on activities with project/research coordinator(s)
- Contribute to content of reports and manuscripts for publication
- verify sources of data
- write sections on methods used and results
- develop extensive evidence tables
- Assist as a resource to other research projects as identified by the ARCHE/EPC/SPOR Directors
- Work in collaboration with all ARCHE team members, faculty, and staff.
- Attend and participates in research study/group meetings, Journal Clubs
- Provides support to Directors to prepare and maintain their curriculum vitae in various formats
- Assists Directors with meeting scheduling and set-up of teleconferences and group meetings and Journal Clubs
- All other tasks as required and identified by the ARCHE Directors.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- BSc higher or training in a health related discipline
- Minimum two years’ experience working in a research environment; experience in Epidemiology, Statistics, Public Health or a related field is preferred
- Experience with conducting systematic reviews, or knowledge of systematic review methodology would be an asset
- Experience with database software including database development is an asset
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written), prioritization, organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and perform work with accuracy and precision
- Ability to work efficiently in a professional and ethical manner in accordance with University of Alberta policies and procedures

**Preferred Qualifications**

Masters degree in health sciences; epidemiology, public health science, health management, or related field; minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.

**CONSIDERATION WILL ONLY BE GIVE

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