POSITION: Research Assistant
PROGRAM: Research, Evaluation, and Innovation
POSITION DETAILS: Full time, 1.0 FTE, 1-year contract
LOCATION: Jarvis Site
COMPETITION: 24-023
The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids (CCMH at SickKids) is a child and youth mental health centre integrated with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). CCMH at SickKids is undertaking an ambitious agenda to establish a revitalized academic community mental health centre that provides the highest quality of care, combined with excellence in teaching and community-based research. CCMH at SickKids is located across two sites in Toronto and offers both in-person and virtual care to clients and their families, from prevention and early intervention through assessment, counselling and therapy and intensive services. We are also connected to the continuum of mental health services for children and youth supported by SickKids: the Brain and Mental Health Program, the SickKids TeleLink Mental Health Program, the SickKids CCMH Learning Institute and our online resources through AboutKidsHealth. Find out more about CCMH at SickKids.
We are seeking a research assistant with relevant experience and education to support the Centre’s research endeavors, including data collection and progress and outcome monitoring implementation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Data collection, management and basic analysis
- Interfacing with clients, parents and community members from diverse backgrounds
- Developing REB applications and maintaining REB records
- Monitoring project timelines and deliverables
- Other research support tasks such as conducting literature reviews, developing grant proposals, and contributing to knowledge dissemination
Other
- Complies with the organization’s vision, policies and procedures
- Performs other tasks as assigned by management
- Flexibility in work across sites and virtually
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field and two years of relevant research experience and/or equivalent combination of education and research experience (Experience in a mental health setting is highly desirable)
- Strong understanding of fundamentals of research design and research ethics
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and accommodate changing priorities
- Proficiency in research-related software-including Excel, SPSS, REDCap
- Proficiency in common office software- E.g., MS Office suite, presentation tools, and project management tools
- Applicants are also expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment
This position will require the successful candidate:
- To be a self-starter who takes initiative and can work with minimal supervision
- To have curiosity and a knack for problem-solving, and
- To be detail-oriented ad take pride in their work
