Research Assistant / Tech 2 Jobs

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Job Category

Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile

Non Union Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 2

Job Title

Research Assistant / Tech 2

Department

Research | SARAVYC | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$23.24 - $27.70 CAD Hourly

Posting End Date

August 28, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Jun 30, 2024

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) is a CIHR-funded team of researchers and community partners who seek to understand the influences of stigma on health disparities affecting vulnerable youth, such as SLGBTQ+, sexually exploited, and street involved youth. This is a full-time research assistant position to work on variety of tasks related to research about 2SLGBTQ+ young people’s health and well-being

Organizational Status

The Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) is a research centre within UBC’s School of Nursing. The team is made up of researchers and community partners advancing research to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQ+ and other marginalized youth. The successful candidate will have a background in research and join a productive multi-disciplinary, mixed-methods research group with a strong commitment to applied research that influences policy, practice, and health.

Work Performed

The candidate will work under the direction of the Executive Director, Managing Director and Post-Doctoral Fellows to undertake the following tasks:

• Assists with the qualitative data analysis and its interpretation.
• Literature reviews
• Assists with coordinating and conducting data collection (interviews)
• Assists in the creation of research knowledge translation products related to the project (website content, social media, newsletters, posters, proof reading reports and manuscripts, etc.)
• Communicate regularly with team members and supervisors, including bi-weekly updates and progress reports of projects; attend staff meetings and report on progress
• Other tasks as required
• Create and maintain research records including recruitment tracking documents.
• Contribute to the writing of peer-reviewed articles related to the analysis

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The candidate must possess understanding of conducting literature reviews, drafting reports, and conducting data analysis. Failure to maintain attention to detail and conduct work in this context will jeopardize the quality of the research.

Supervision Received

The Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, post-doctoral fellows, as well as the Centre’s managing director will provide supervision.

Supervision Given

None

Minimum Qualifications

High school graduation, some additional training in a related field and a minimum two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (education, public health social sciences, health sciences).
• Experience conducting literature reviews.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues related to marginalized youth, such as 2SLGBTQ+ youth health inequities.
• Organized and high attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office familiarity including Word, Outlook and especially Excel.