Ville : Hamilton

Catégorie : Other

Industrie : Education

Employeur : McMaster University

Hamilton, ON
 
Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
 
The Offord Centre for Child Studies is seeking a Research Coordinator (I) to coordinate various research grants related to refugee and newcomer child and youth mental health. This role will include: weekly communication and coordination with multiple community partners; managing a team of field research assistants; monitoring qualitative and quantitative data collection; preparing ethics applications; and performing other project management and administrative tasks. The position will report to the Principal Investigator. The ideal candidate has excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines, and previous experience coordinating community-based research with newcomer/immigrant populations and/or service provider organizations.
 
General Description
 
Responsible for implementing, monitoring, refining, analyzing, coordinating, and reporting on several research projects. Acts as a resource for the development of protocols, study documents, operations of study management, and management techniques.
 
Representative Duties & Responsibilities Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature. Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts. Coordinate the activities of research staff and resources to ensure that the project progresses in accordance with predetermined timelines. Develop estimates of time and resources for research projects. 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. Troubleshoot moderately complex computer problems. Write data management and operations documentation for projects. 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. Consult on protocol development, student organization, and data management activities. Develop presentations and present information and training sessions to project personnel and project participants. Present at meetings, seminars, and conferences. Keep project participants informed of project progress through regular reports and newsletters. Implement and maintain research project budgets. Create financial projections and make adjustments to research project budgets throughout the fiscal year. Exercise appropriate controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts. Conduct literature searches.
 
Supervision Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others. Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees at any one time. Provide orientation and show procedures to others.
 
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study. Requires 4 years of relevant experience.
 
Assets Excellent organizational, project management, and planning skills Demonstrated ability to work with multiple external partners (e.g. community partners) and team members from diverse backgrounds Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines Experience with research planning and implementation (e.g. ethics application, participant recruitment, data collection, data entry, report writing) Experience in research with marginalized populations (e.g. refugees, newcomers, racialized communities) Fluency in Arabic is desirable but not required
 
 
 
There is the option to work remotely (from home) or from the offices of The Offord Centre for Child Studies when public health and McMaster University regulations allow. This role may require occasional travel to community partner sites in Hamilton and work during evenings and/or weekends.