Statistician

The Vulnerability, Trauma, Resilience and Culture (V-TRaC) research laboratory, directed by Dr. Jude Mary Cénat, is looking for a full-time statistician (35h/week). The V-TRaC pursues a research program among young people and adults. V-TRaC studies situations of vulnerability; mental health disparities and the impact of trauma in relation to coping and resilience strategies; and overall mental health. Our research aims to integrate clinical, developmental, individual, community, family, social and cultural factors in the development of assessment, prevention and intervention tools that meet the real needs of individuals and communities.

**Data Analysis**
- Conducts preliminary analysis of qualitative data, summarization of findings, and development of visuals to communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Performs content analysis of unstructured open‐ended data (including: open‐ended survey responses, literature reviews, audio recordings, pictures and web pages, etc..) using such qualitative research software as NVivo Conducts statistical analyses ranging from descriptive and correlation analysis to multivariate analyses using computer software.
- Carry out longitudinal data analysis and multi-level analysis
- Designs and creates special programs for tasks such as data entry, cleaning and statistical analysis.
- Develops models and write programs with software such as SPSS, SAS, and Microsoft Excel.
- Prepares detailed documentation files.
- Prepares tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.

**Data capture, maintenance and access**
- Data collection, entry and record keeping.
- Compiles, codes, categorizes, tabulates information or data.
- Verifies the accuracy and validity of data entered in databases; corrects any errors.
- Audits or verifies information or data.
- Creates and maintains computer data sets and databases, including participant database.

**Writing up and submitting research results for publication or presentation**
- Collates and organizes, material for research papers, manuscripts, interim progress or final reports, articles or other documents for publication, presentation or submission to funding agencies, steering groups, etc.
- Assists investigator and project staff with authoring relevant sections of manuscripts, and facilitate submission of study results, conference abstracts and preparation of posters and oral presentations journal articles, for publications.

**Organize and / or participate in information dissemination activities**
- Assists in the organization and implementation of research dissemination events including conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Assists in the organization of and development of material for, and implements research coordination events including conferences, seminars and workshops amongst project investigators and stakeholders.
- Attend and contribute to relevant research and research dissemination meetings.
- Assists with any other duties required by the research project or management of the research lab.

**Conduct of Research Project**
- Performs on-site field research at local, regional and international levels.
- Undertakes day to day research activity within the overall agreed research program by preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcomes of data and information gathering activities, experiments and fieldwork.
- Collects qualitative and quantitative data (onsite, on‐line, in the field).
- Conducts information and data retrieval searches using electronic databases; Conducts case-based analysis research, including work with detailed primary documents.
- Conducts document analysis research (e.g. searching, reading and analyzing company reports and financial statements).
- Conducts and leads focus groups.
- Conducts internet-based and library research.
- Extracts and links data from different databases for analysis.
- Conducts interview (face‐to‐face, telephone and online).
- Assists with reviewing, assembling, and synthesizing existing research literature within the field.
- Conducts observational studies.
- Develops online digital resources, including databases and corpuses.
- Develops and implements new research databases.
- Ensures compliance with University and sponsor regulations.
- Ensures compliance with ethics approvals.
- Recruits, screens, schedules, and tracks research participants; performs any necessary follow-up tasks.

**Project management & administration**
- Assists with welcoming, training, guiding, and supervising students and research staff.
- Develops, implements and maintains physical and electronic filing systems, especially for data management.
- Carries out general project administration and communication duties as required by the project.
- Plans and arranges meetings, teleconferences and other research related dissemination events.
- Tracks expenses, including participant reimbursements.
- Tracks laboratory and other operational supplies; requests or acquires