Postdoctoral Fellow Ri-22-062 - Ottawa, Canada - CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Posting # RI-22-062

POSITION:
Postdoctoral Fellow
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group

TERM:2 Year contract, with possibility of extension

SALARY:
$50,000/year (cost of living increases added each year) + $2,500/year professional development allowance

REPORTS TO:
Dr. Mark Tremblay, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research

Group, CHEO Research Institute

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute ("CHEO RI") is the research arm of the Children's

Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre ("CHEO") and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa. CHEO is a beloved institution and workplace that is widely recognized for being an anchor in our community.

CHEO RI works to create new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in its provision of world-class care to our children.

Our mission at CHEO RI is to connect exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth and family in our community and beyond.

The Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) is located within the CHEO RI (Ottawa, Canada).

HALO provides international leadership and research excellence in healthy active living for the promotion of health and wellness in children and youth.

The HALO team is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of research scientists, clinicians, research staff, administrative support personnel, graduate and practicum students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars.

Working with local, provincial, national and international partners and stakeholders, HALO is committed to advancing the understanding and importance of promoting healthy active living, with a mission to preserve, enhance and restore the health and wellness of our most precious resource, our children.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for research engagement and progressive leadership of various research projects related to outdoor play and healthy growth and development in young children
Lead quantitative and qualitative analyses related to focus groups, accelerometry, and questionnaires and measures related to evaluating infant and children's physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, motor skills, and psychosocial and cognitive development
Provide leadership and assist with various research activities including but not limited to participant recruitment, obtaining informed consent, scheduling of assessments, data collection, data entry, data filing, data analysis, and related report writing
Assist with financial and human resource processes
Maintain communications with all researchers, research staff and community partners as required
Organize meetings and prepare/deliver relevant presentations and materials
Provide leadership and assist in preparing grant proposals, manuscripts and submitting required documents to Research Ethics Board (REB) and regulatory authorities
Responsible for producing various studyrelated materials (e.g. Standard Operation Procedures) including communication and study progress reports
Supervise and provide training to other personnel (research assistants/students/volunteers) on study procedures and assessments as required
Participate in and present at educational sessions both internally to staff and externally as requested
Liaise as necessary with project stakeholders both within CHEO and externally
Participate in HALO Research Group meetings and other meetings as required
Perform work in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety
Keep all mandatory training uptodate
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL AND ABILITIES

Doctorate degree in a healthrelated field (e.g., Human Kinetics, Kinesiology, Public Health, Population Health, Epidemiology, Psychology) Essential
Experience with related research project coordination/management Essential

English Essential

Bilingualism an asset (French and English) Preferred
Analytical skills related to several of: focus groups, accelerometry, and questionnaires and measures related to evaluating infant and children's physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, motor skills, and psychosocial and cognitive development Essential
Experience working with young children Preferred
Love of the outdoors Essential
Familiarity with research design, process and conduct Essential
Strong knowledge base in movement behaviours Essential'
Experience with data synthesis, consolidation, manipulation and analysis Essential
Ability to take guided initiative and to work in an organized fashion Essential
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills Essential
Demonstrated collegiality, professionalism and team skills Essential
Capable of effectively handling mul