Research Associate

Location

Halifax, NS | Canada

Job description

Position Title Research Associate

Department/Unit Community Health & Epidemiology

Research Project Several Tri-council funded studies

Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posting Number GP006-24

Employee Group Grant-Paid

Position Type Term

Duration of Contract (if applicable) 2 years

Employment Type Full Time

Full-time Equivalency (FTE) 1.0

Salary $60,000 - $72,800 per annum (35 hours per week)

About the organization

The research team, based within the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, focuses on strengthening systems responses to gender-based violence. The team works with community, practice, and policy partners on Tri-council funded studies that use qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and knowledge synthesis methods to understand burdens of violence and evaluate intervention and policy responses. For more information, please visit vawresearch.com.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Research Associate will take a leadership role in supporting all aspects of the studies, including qualitative and quantitative data collection, data management and analysis, and the preparation of manuscripts, reports, and presentations. The Research Associate will be involved in projects using qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and knowledge synthesis methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and manage research activities, including preparation of research ethics applications, design and piloting of surveys and interview guides, participant recruitment and reimbursement, conduct of surveys and interviews, engagement of community partners, and organizing meetings.
• Perform qualitative data analysis, including preparing datasets, coding, and contributing to the development of thematic frameworks.
• Perform quantitative data analysis, including cleaning data, running descriptive statistics, and producing results tables and summaries.
• Prepare knowledge translation outputs, including writing academic papers and delivering presentations.
• Support and collaborate with research staff and trainees contributing to the research project.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree or professional degree in health, social sciences, or related field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in an academic research environment with leadership responsibilities.
• Excellent project management skills and experience managing staff or students, budgets, and other project resources.
• Experience with both qualitative and quantitative data collection.
• Experience using qualitative (e.g., NVivo or Dedoose) and quantitative analytic software (e.g., Stata or R).
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proven ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals or other research outputs.

Assets

• Mixed-methods research skills.
• Experience with knowledge synthesis (e.g., systematic reviews, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis)
• Experience with grant writing.
• Experience conducting community-based research.
• A demonstrated interest in preventing violence against women, supporting women experiencing violence, or promoting gender and intersectional equity.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a cover letter outlining how they meet the requirements of the position and demonstrating their interest in preventing violence against women or gender-based violence, supporting women experiencing violence, or promoting gender and intersectional equity.

The successful applicant may work in-person on campus, primarily remotely, or perform a hybrid of the two as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements.

Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a voluntary RRSP, health and dental plans and an employee and family assistance program.

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application deadline: 2024-03-11

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