Research Program Manager

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B

Job Title

Research Program Manager

Department

Research | Jenkins Mental Health & Substance Use | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

December 11, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Dec 31, 2025

This position is a part-time position at 0.80 FTE.

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

), a recently established interdisciplinary research centre focused on generating innovative solutions to strengthening mental health and reducing substance use harms for children, youth, and their communities. Wellstream is housed in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, one of the world’s top research institutions

). The School of Nursing is an outstanding academic unit, has an international reputation for research and scholarship, and has a vision characterized by social relevance and excellence. The School offers a full range of innovative programs, including an intensive upper-division BSN, MN-NP, MSN and PhD program.

Organizational Status

Working directly with Dr. Emily Jenkins, the Scientific Director of Wellstream, the Research Manager will oversee the planning and development of Wellstream’s research portfolio focused on substance use harm prevention in the pan-Canadian K-12 school system, and support project management and programming implementation. They will also work strategically to build and expand relevant relationships with community and academic partners, lead the planning and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, develop and implement knowledge mobilization strategies and products, and mentor other research staff and trainees.

Work Performed

Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Supervision of Research Trainees: The Research Manager will provide their expertise to oversee data collection plans and lead analyses and interpretations of qualitative and quantitative datasets. They will bring familiarity with a variety of theoretical frameworks used in health and social science research related to child, youth and community mental health and substance use.

Knowledge Production and Mobilization: The Research Manager will have strong academic writing skills and will lead the production of community and academic reports, policy briefs, manuscripts and conference presentations.

The Research Manager will work out of Wellstream’s offices, located at the UBC School of Nursing (Vancouver).

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The quality of the project outputs and the performance of project trainees, assistants and consultants will be affected.

Supervision Received
Dr. Emily Jenkins will provide direct supervision. The Research Manager will work with wide latitude, exercising a considerable amount of autonomy, discretion and initiative in determining work procedures and methods.

Supervision Given
The Research Manager will provide direct supervision of project trainees and research assistants and manage the work of external consultants.

Minimum Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., nursing, public health, education, sociology, psychology, sociology) from a recognized academic institution or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated research interests in child, youth and community mental health and substance use, population health, and social determinants of health.
- Expertise working in a research environment using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Experience with research design and analysis involving


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