Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job Category
Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department
Research | SARAVYC | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science (Elizabeth Saewyc)

Posting End Date
April 28, 2024

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

Job End Date
May 31, 2025

The position is part-time, for one year, with the possibility of extension pending grant availability. The full time salary for this position ranges between $65,000 to $70,000 per annum.

Postdoctoral Fellow, at the Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre

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.
The School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for a part-time Postdoctoral Fellow position (0.75 FTE). The full time salary for this position ranges between $65,000 to $70,000 per annum. The position is for one year, with the possibility of extension pending grant availability. The expected start date for the position is June 1, 2024, or as negotiated with the successful candidate.
The Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) is a team 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 quantitative research methods and join a productive multi-disciplinary, mixed-methods research group with strong commitments to applied research that influence policy, practice, and health.
The position available involves conducting data analyses for a project that focuses on understanding health disparities among migrant youth populations. The analysis will require quantitative data analysis of two large population-based health surveys: the BC British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey and the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey. Additionally, the successful applicant will lead the team in conducting analysis for other surveys conducted at our centre, such as the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey.

This is a writing intensive position where the successful applicant, under supervision from our Executive and Managing Directors, will lead the drafting of academic papers and community friendly reports about migrant, and 2SLGBTQ+ youth health outcomes in British Columbia, and more broadly, in Canada. The successful applicant will supervise undergraduate/graduate research assistants and will be responsible for incorporating advisory council input into additional SPSS analysis and writing.
Responsibilities will include:

• Conduct data analysis of large-scale population-based data
• Draft and lead the submission process for academic papers related to migrant and 2SLGBTQ+ youth health
• Supervise research assistants and trainees who are assisting with data analysis, writing, and additional research projects
• Contribute to developing grant applications
• Participate in guiding additional projects based on findings from quantitative analysis
• Writing, presentations, website content, and contribute to creation of infographics
• Updating Executive and Managing Directors as well as collaborators at staff meetings, in email correspondence, and in phone conferences
• Will require work on-site at UBC Point Grey Campus and at McCreary Centre Society
• Other activities as required

Job Qualifications:

• Completed a Ph.D. within the last 5 years (or shortly expect to complete) in a relevant discipline (e.g. public health, statistics, sociology, nursing, psychology, sociology, anthropology, education)
• Experience conducting quantitative research, large-scale population survey data preferred
• Experience with SPSS required, comfortable using R, Mplus, SAS, or Stata considered an asset
• Experience with community-engaged projects preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of and/or ability to work with marginalized youth, including immigrants and 2SLGBTQ+ communities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with excellent problem solving and communication skills
• Strong writing skills, experience with publishing professional journal articles preferred

The application deadline is April 27, 2024. Applications must be submitted through the UBC Careers website, https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs, and are to include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Recent published peer reviewed papers if applicable
• Cover letter outlining specific examples of experience and research interests
• Reference letters or contact information for references

Information on the School of Nursing is available at https://nursing.ubc.ca .

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.