Research Assistant

**Research Assistant, Sunnybrook Research Institute.**

**Temporary Part-time 0.5 FTE (1 year employment term)**

**Start Date**: As soon as possible

**Location**:Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto

Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking a research assistant to support a new research initiative called the Concussion Ontario Network: Neuroinformatics to Enhance Clinical care and Translation (CONNECT) funded by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). This is an alliance of academic centres across Ontario aiming to ensure that new knowledge on concussion is translated into better diagnosis and care for patients. In doing so, Sunnybrook and other participating hospitals are collecting comprehensive common data on concussion patients across the province. The selected research assistant will be directly involved in recruiting concussion patients and collecting data for CONNECT at Sunnybrook.

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The Research Assistant will conduct key tasks including, but not limited to:

- Supporting all phases of the research process, including:

- Participant recruitment
- Collection, management, and organization of data
- Data analyses
- Preparation of findings for dissemination
- Communication with research participants for the purposes of recruitment and data collection
- Create, organize, and maintain study logs and documentation
- Conduct literature reviews
- Assist with qualitative and quantitative data analyses
- Support submission of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals
- Contribute to the presentation of research results at seminars, scientific conferences and related settings
- Support ongoing research activities by working independently and as part of a team.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**:

- A minimum bachelor’s level degree in Psychology, Biology/Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Health Sciences, or a related discipline
- At least one year of related research work experience
- Strong quantitative and/or qualitative research skills
- Experience with REDcap for data entry is an asset
- Willingness to learn new database and/or data management programs (e.g., OBI’s Brain-code)
- Existing knowledge, experience and/or interest in concussion/TBI
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision while achieving specific goals within specific timeframes
- Strong data management and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated
- Excellent time management, organization, and prioritization skills in addressing multiple tasks and timelines in a fast-paced environment

**HOW TO APPLY**:
The Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas

Please be advised that to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be