Research Associate

Date Posted: 10/30/2025
Req ID: 45787
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Family & Community Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About Us

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your Opportunity

The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) is recognized internationally for its clinical, educational and research excellence. Our faculty are clinical and academic leaders who are breaking new ground on issues ranging from inner city health, addiction medicine, global health, palliative care, immigrant and indigenous health, and far more.

To ensure that the health system can respond to the needs of our communities, learners, and faculty, DFCM is becoming more engaged in health system leadership. We wish to advance a vision for high-quality primary health care across the communities we serve and beyond, bringing our expertise in academic family medicine and primary care in service of the needs of the health system.

As part of this vision, the Office of Health System Partnership (OHSP) was established to solve complex problems by drawing on our expertise in academic family medicine and primary care practice to address priority issues in primary care. The OHSP's leadership team is deeply embedded in the health system, bringing together local, provincial,national, and global expertise. As a result, the OHSP is leading and supporting multiple projects that will drive consensus building among experts and primary care thought leaders to develop evidence-informed pragmatic solutions to advance and strengthen primary care.

As the OHSP Research Associate, you will have a role in advancing primary care research that aligns with OHSP health system priorities.

The incumbent for this position will be expected to:

Lead and conduct research relevant to primary care and health systems (at the local, provincial, national, international level)

Conduct literature and document reviews that are relevant to primary care research

Write, edit, and format peer-reviewed journal manuscripts, policy briefs and positions papers about this research

Collaborate with OHSP faculty leads in specific methodological areas and develop research protocols (e.g. program evaluation, performance measurement)

Present research at conferences and meetings

Develop grant proposals together with faculty supervisor

Participate in formal evidence synthesis projects (e.g. systematic reviews)

Analyze data, summarize findings, draft reports and/or manuscripts and contributing to knowledge translation activities

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. with significant relevant experience in primary care research (e.g. health services research, health systems, health policy)

10+ years of experience in health services research, epidemiology, program evaluation and performance measurement

Advanced knowledge of Ontario's primary care landscape, health system structure, and current policy priorities (including PCAT mandate, OHT's/PCNs performance and capacity planning)

Strong skills in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods

Demonstrated strong academic writing skills, with experience drafting and editing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication (at least first author 5 publications)

The candidate will have experience submitting manuscripts for publications and grants, preparing peer reviewed manuscripts and have demonstrated experience-presenting findings at relevant academic conferences

The ability to work independently and direct projects, while also working collaboratively with OHSP Faculty Leads and other project team members is essential

Demonstrated experience conducting research with health administrative date, population health surveys and prospective data collection

Demonstrated proficiency with statistical software and research tools including R, SAS, SPSS, NVivo or similar systems to acquire, manage and analyze data from a wide variety of sources

Previous experience conducting research for Ontario Health

Please note: This is a term position of one (1) year. Applicants should apply and include a covering letter, curriculum vitae and three reference names with their contact addresses and phone numbers. Any questions regarding this position should be directed to Danielle Martin, Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, 

Closing Date: 11/05/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Research Associate
Personnel Subarea:Research Assoc
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Part-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: R01 -- Research Associates (Limited Term):  $26,760 - $50,175
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching