Research Coordinator, Community Health Sciences

2 months ago

Calgary, Canada The University of Calgary Full time

**Description**

The British Columbia (BC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) is a healthy eating initiative funded by the BC Ministry of Health. The program provides low-income adults with $27/week in coupons to purchase healthy foods at farmers' markets, and supportive nutrition skill-building activities. This randomized, controlled trial will examine the impact of the FMNCP on the diet quality (primary outcome), other dietary outcomes, food insecurity, self-reported health-related outcomes and objective health markers of 380 parent-child dyads with low incomes. Outcomes will be compared midway through (13 weeks) and at the end of the intervention period (26 weeks).

Reporting to the Principal Investigator.

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

- Responsible for the coordination and administration of research programs or projects
- Monitor research funding and budgeting resources in collaboration with the PI and Research Accounting
- Responsible for coordinating research staff, students and volunteers, including the delegation of tasks and duties
- Develop project timelines, monitor and control project deadlines and outcomes, and closeout of projects
- Provide research support, produce reports, and administer research policies and procedures
- Develop and coordinate a variety of analytical processes, using software and techniques as required by the project and in support of the PI
- Develop a study manual that details all study protocols
- Plan and oversee operational details of the study in collaboration with the PI and research team
- Review the literature to develop study questionnaires
- Oversee and assist in data collection, data entry, cleaning and analysis, especially dietary intake data
- Liaise with the research team, the BC Association of Farmers' Markets and their community partners
- Assist with hiring and training of new staff
- Maintain ethical approval
- Register the study in a Clinical Trials database
- Contribute to manuscripts for publication

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Must have a Masters degree or a Bachelor's degree with experience in managing clinical trials
- Qualification as a Registered Dietitians is an asset
- Knowledge of public health nutrition
- Ability to plan and direct research and administrative activities within a team environment
- Ability to provide support to other members of the team and related units or teams
- Ability to solve complex problems
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Knowledge of research ethics
- Demonstrated proficiency in budgeting and resource planning
- Demonstrated ability in professional writing, preparing reports and conducting literature reviews for the purpose of presentation and publication
- Knowledge of University core business systems is desirable

**Application Deadline**: October 16, 2024

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the **_Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase 2_**.

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our **Management and Staff Careers website**.

**About the University of Calgary**

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy 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.
- We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada._

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