Location: Toronto
Duration: Full-time, One-year Contract
Wellesley Institute is a non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute that focuses on health and health equity in the Greater Toronto Area. Wellesley Institute’s mission is to advance population health and reduce health inequities by driving change on the social determinants of health through applied research, effective policy solutions, knowledge mobilization, and innovation.
Job Summary
Our research is applied and aims to investigate and test the implementation of promising policy ideas. We use the full spectrum of methodologies, including literature reviews, primary quantitative and qualitative studies, and policy analysis work in partnership with stakeholders such as community organizations, think tanks, government and universities.
We are seeking a full-time Researcher who will conduct two literature reviews on the social determinants of health and the incidence of diabetes, and what interventions have been used to address diabetes risk for South Asian and Black populations in Ontario. The literature review outputs will include research reports and a plain language report that will identify which specific social determinants are linked to both diabetes development and complications in each of the populations studied. While these projects will be core responsibilities for this Researcher position, the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to other projects at Wellesley Institute.
Key Qualifications
Successful applicants will have demonstrated:
- Expertise in the social determinants of health, and health equity
- Expertise in systematic and scoping literature reviews, data visualization, data management
- Experience with primary and secondary analysis of health data, community and social services data
- Knowledge of academic and grey literature related to health and health equity needs, the social determinants of health, and the incidence of and complications related to diabetes for populations across Ontario
- Sophisticated knowledge of at least one common statistical analysis package (e.g. SAS, Stata, R)
- Strong interpersonal skills and strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines among multiple tasks.
- A collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to research
Ideally, a successful applicant would also have:
- Relevant work history in tracking health issues and the social determinants across populations
- A proven record of communicating quantitative research findings to non-specialist audiences, especially policymakers
- Experience with mixed research methods
- The ability to work successfully with communities, and as part of a team.
General Information
We are located in downtown Toronto. This is an on-site position. We are currently working a hybrid of onsite/remote but may return to on-site only.
Wellesley has a COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy in place and only those who are willing to meet these criteria should apply for this position. Wellesley will comply with the Ontario Human Rights Code requirements regarding exemption requests.
Wellesley is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the GTA’s diverse population.
Starting Salary Range
$70,000 – $80,000 plus benefits
How to Apply
Your cover letter and resume should be sent in a single PDF file format, labeled as LastName FirstName_ResearcherApplication1, to contact@wellesleyinstitute.com, with an email subject heading of LastName FirstName_ResearcherApplication1.
The final deadline for all applications is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2024.
We thank everyone for taking the time to apply. However, we will only be contacting those we wish to interview.
