Research Assistant I

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Full time

**Position Information**

**Posting Number**:

- IMHR23-011E**Title**:

- Research Assistant I (TFT 1.0 FTE)**Position Status**:

- Temporary Full-time**Contract End Date**:

- 08/16/2024**FTE**:

- 1.0**Job Schedule**:

- Days**Department**:

- IMHR**Union**:

- Non-union**Site**:

- Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR)**About The Royal**
- As one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education._

**Position Description**:
**Position Title**:
Research Assistant I

**Immediate Supervisor **Dr. Kim Corace, Vice-President Innovation and Transformation

**Research area**:
Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders (SUCD) Program

**Reporting Supervisor **Administrative Director, IMHR

**Start date**:
August 2023

**Contract**:
Temporary, Full-time (37.5h/week); 1 year contract

***

**Summary of Responsibilities**:
The Research Assistant I (RA) provides research support in the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders (SUCD) Program. The SUCD Program offers evidence-based services consistent with best practice and quality standards to clients with moderate to severe substance use disorders, mental health disorders and physical health conditions in a variety of settings. Our SUCD program is a national leader in the development and evaluation of innovative service delivery models, the integration of research into care, and education. Program evaluation, quality improvement and research are integral to the SUCD Program, with a focus on reducing stigma and barriers to care, increasing access to care, and improving substance use health, mental health, and physical health outcomes. Supporting progress outcome monitoring, measurement based care and outcome evaluation is a key priority of the team. Projects are co-designed and conducted in partnership with persons with lived expertise, inter-professional staff and our communities. The Research Assistant works as part of an inter-professional team of Scientists, Research Staff, Addiction Medicine Physicians, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers, Addiction Counsellors, Recreation Therapist and Dieticians.

**Major Responsibilities**:
**1. Research project implementation**
**(**
**75**
**%)***:

- Abides by established IMHR policies, procedures and objectives, as well as quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control requirements, for all aspects of field and laboratory operations.
- May be responsible for conducting screening interviews to collect study participant data.
- May obtain clinical data on research participants.
- Prepares detailed notes of all interactions with participants and transfers data to appropriate system.
- Enters and verifies data collected, using databases and protocols set up by supervisors.
- Must ensure quality of data through collection and analysis periods.
- Ability to independently organize data as required using established protocols.
- Assists in the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper data management systems.
- Utilizes, and reports on, effectiveness of equipment and supplies to supervisor.
- Liaise with inter-professional team members, research collaborators, research team members, and Research Ethics Board staff.

**2. Grant, Manuscript, Abstract and Presentation Preparation (**
**24**
**%)***:

- May assist in preparation of materials for presentation, publications, or grants.
- Organizes, edits, and drafts correspondence to publishers, grantors, contractors, and professional accreditation bodies.
- Ensures that the necessary agency or publisher specifications are met, that all necessary authorizations and signatures have been obtained and that strict deadlines are met.
- Assists researchers with literature searches of various literature databases using established search criteria or by developing appropriate search criteria.
- Maintains a database of bibliographic references using appropriate software.

**3.**
**May manage researchers**
**grant cost centres and coordinate financial activity**
**(**
**1%)***:

- Records, monitors, and signs for financial transactions, as authorized (e.g., participant reimbursement).
- Assists researcher(s)’ and staff members in developing budgets and budget justifications consistent with grantor/contractor eligibility requirements and IMHR policies; liaises with IMHR Administration as necessary.

**4. Other**
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree in progress or completed.
- Minimum six months experience in a clinical research environment is preferable.
- Bilingual (French and En


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