Research Assistant Iv

**Schedule**

Casual, 0-10 hours per week

**Education Level**

Completed a relevant post-secondary degree.

**Career Level**

Minimum of 12 months experience

**Hourly Rate**

$22.28 - $33.42

**Department, Unit or Project Description**:
The** Research Assistant (IV) **will support a mixed-methods study to understand how to promote post-pandemic recovery in South Asian women caregivers of older adults living in multigenerational households to identify needs and gaps in social and health services in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

**Job Summary**:
The **Research Assistant (IV) i**s responsible for organizing and administering one or more research projects within required deadlines under the direction of a Principal Investigator or project leader.

**Accountabilities**:

- Designs, adapts and performs specialized research procedures.
- Carries out complex statistical analysis.
- Assists with recruiting participants for studies.
- Coordinates and conducts structured project participant interviews and focus groups.
- Conducts literature reviews and synthesis.
- Coordinates the use of laboratory equipment.
- Records, classifies, and summarizes research data according to established procedures.
- Performs other related tasks as outlined by the research coordinator.

**Assets**:

- Undergraduate degree in Nursing, Gerontology, Public Health, or related field.
- Master’s degree is considered an asset.
- Able to speak one of more South Asian languages.
- Experience in the field of aging or clinical research.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, data analysis (e.g., SPSS, MaxQDA), reference manager software (e.g., Mendeley), and electronic data capture systems (e.g., REDCap).
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work interdependently and with an interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to develop study organizational charts (i.e., Gantt charts) for the timing and execution of all study procedures.
- Strong creativity, critical thinking, and organization skills.

**Additional Information**:

- Contributes to the development of knowledge mobilization products.
- Oversee the collection, entry, verification, management, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Design and maintain databases, data collection forms, error checking methods and related programs for efficient collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied, and all research materials is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Some travel may be required.

**How To Apply**

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