Research Assistant - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

MED Pediatrics:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Aug 31, 2023

Closing Date

Sep 08, 2023

Position Type

Full Time - Grant Funded

Salary Range

$51,821 to $70,382 per year

Grade

Hours

35
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has an end date of September 13, 2024 and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page.

CONSIDERATION WILL ONLY BE GIVEN TO APPLICATIONS WITH A COVER LETTER:

Compose a letter explaining how you are going to contribute to the Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence's mandate to support and foster the development of evidence informed practice through high quality knowledge syntheses and why you are the right fit for this position.

Location - This is a remote work-from-home role.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Position

The Research Assistant works under the supervision of the Directors, Associate Directors, Operations Manager, and Research/Project Coordinators at ARCHE (Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence).

This Research Assistant will assist with knowledge synthesis tasks as part of a research team with other staff including project coordinators, clinical leads, librarians, statisticians, and other research assistants.

This work will contribute towards informing local and national stakeholders in their decision making about various clinical and health-related issues

This position will be assigned to one primary project but will also assist on other projects, assignments, and initiatives established by the Principal Investigator on an as needed basis.

Supervision and activities will be assigned by the Project and Research Coordinator(s).

Duties

Provide support for ongoing knowledge synthesis research projects, including systematic reviews, rapid reviews, scoping reviews, methodological research, knowledge translation, and other related tasks.

As directed by the project/research coordinator(s) activities include:
- implement study protocols
- screening complex research articles
- data extraction, data checking, data entering
- develop and completion of evidence and results tables
- database development (e.g., developing templates for data extraction, developing databases for online surveys)
- data verification, data cleaning, and manipulation, including preparing data for statistical analysis
- data analysis (e.g., running descriptive statistics, entering data into appropriate software and running basic meta-analyses with input from project leads and statistician)
- complete consensus with other RAs to ensure the validity of decisions
- report and manuscript preparation
- participate in regular meetings to provide progress on activities with project/research coordinator(s)

Contribute to content of reports and manuscripts for publication

- verify sources of data
- write sections on methods used and results
- develop extensive evidence tables

Assist as a resource to other research projects as identified by the ARCHE/EPC/SPOR Directors
Work in collaboration with all ARCHE team members, faculty, and staff.
Attend and participates in research study/group meetings, Journal Clubs
Provides support to Directors to prepare and maintain their curriculum vitae in various formats
Assists Directors with meeting scheduling and setup of teleconferences and group meetings and Journal Clubs
All other tasks as required and identified by the ARCHE Directors.

Minimum Qualifications

BSc or higher training in a health related discipline
Minimum two years' experience working in a research environment; experience in Epidemiology, Statistics, Public Health or a related field is preferred
Experience with conducting systematic reviews, or knowledge of systematic review methodology would be an asset
Experience with database software including database development is an asset
Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written), prioritization, organizational