Research Assistant/Technician 3

6 days ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The University of British Columbia Full time
Job Summary

The Research Assistant/Technician 3 will provide critical support to a deprescribing guideline project led by Dr. Wade Thompson, Assistant Professor at The University of British Columbia. The successful candidate will contribute significantly to developing a clinical practice guideline and performing evidence syntheses, including systematic and non-systematic reviews, to inform recommendations.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Complete ethics applications, amendments, renewals, and closures in accordance with university policies and procedures.
  2. Coordinate meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas and meeting materials, taking minutes, and following up on action items.
  3. Coordinate and complete systematic and non-systematic reviews, including screening titles/abstracts, designing data collection forms, extracting data, appraising evidence, data analysis, and knowledge synthesis.
  4. Perform literature review of observational epidemiology studies, organize focus group sessions to confirm findings, and amalgamate and analyze data.
  5. Field, direct, and track communication from study participants and research collaborators.
  6. Plan and write scientific manuscripts, incorporating feedback from collaborators and submitting to high-impact peer-reviewed journals.
  7. Exercise diplomacy, persuasiveness, and tact in dealing with study participants, research collaborators, university faculty and staff, health authority officials, government members, and the general public.
  8. Perform other related duties as required, suitable to the skills and experience of the position.
Requirements
  • Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own.
  • Demonstrated commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge and experience conducting systematic reviews and critical appraisal of the research evidence.
  • Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Working knowledge of MS Project and ability to quickly learn new software independently.
  • Experience with videoconferencing and teleconferencing systems.
  • Ability to plan, schedule, and organize a variety of tasks, often concurrently.
  • Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain accurate records and have a high level of attention to detail.
  • Ability to exercise tact, sound judgment, and discretion with confidential matters.
  • Highly effective interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Experience working in a post-secondary research environment, including knowledge of university policies and procedures, tri-council research policies, ethics, and data access.


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