Research Assistant

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- RESEARCH ASSISTANT

**Job ID**
- 72238

**Location**
- McMaster Innovation Park (MIP)

**Open Date**
- 10/01/2025

**Job Type**
- Short Term Employee

**Close Date**
- 10/05/2025

**Employee Group**
- Unifor Unit 1, Staff

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- FHS Health Evidence and Impact

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Grade 6

**Salary Range**
- $22.94 - $36.83 (hourly)

**Contract Duration**
- 11.9 Months

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**
- Monday to Friday 8:30 - 4:30

**Education Level**
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

**Career Level**
- Requires 2 years of relevant experience.

**Anticipated Start Date**
- As Soon As Possible

**Job Description Number**
- JD00592

**Position Description**:
Within the department of Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), this role is working directly with the Lead Principal Investigator of the CLSA.

The **Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA**) is a large, national, long-term study of more than 50,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 85 when recruited. These participants will be followed until 2033 or death. The aim of the CLSA is to find ways to help us live long and live well and understand why some people age in healthy fashion while others do not.

**General Description**:
Responsible for organizing and administering one or more research projects within required deadlines under the direction of a
Principal Investigator or project leader.

**Representative Duties & Responsibilities**
- Oversee the collection, entry, verification, management, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Use statistical software to analyze data and interpret results.
- Design and maintain databases, data collection forms, error checking methods and related programs for efficient

collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Modify and reconfigure databases to ensure the optimal storage of data and minimize data entry complexities.
- Troubleshoot moderately complex computer problems.
- Write data management and operations documentation for the project.
- Liaise between the project centre and remote project sites and personnel.
- Conduct structured project participant interviews.
- Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied and all research material is handled in accordance with

established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Participate in the development of promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support

for research projects.
- Develop presentations and present information and training sessions to project personnel and project participants.
- Keep project participants informed of project progress through regular reports and newsletters.
- Gather and compile information and data required for the preparation of scientific papers, abstracts, and graphs.
- Conduct literature searches.
- Oversee the extraction and compilation of data required for reports and disseminate data to research groups and

collaborating partners.
- Implement and maintain the research project budget. Create financial projections and make adjustments to the

research project budget throughout the fiscal year.
- Exercise appropriate budget controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts.
- Write a variety of letters and memos.
- Participate in research project meetings and propose recommendations for procedure modifications and development

in the areas of data management, quality control, and assurance.
- Write, update, and archive data management and quality assurance conventions.
- Respond to inquiries received from project personnel regarding relevant project issues and procedures.

**Supervision**
- No formal supervision of others is require

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
- Requires 2 years of relevant experience

**Assets**:

- Previeous experience in conducting machine learning analysis of the CLSA data on menopause and fragility fractures
- Demonstrated experience using statistical software to analyze data and interpret results.
- Experience in analyzing the quality of Carotid ultrasound images acquired as part of the CLSA
- Ability to manage and troublesh
- oot moderately complex computer problems.
- Proven ability to develop presentations and deliver information and training sessions to project personnel and participants.
- Proficiency in conducting systematic reviews.

**How To Apply**

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