Research Assistant 2

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Position Summary
We are looking for an action-oriented, curious, and well-organized Research Assistant to assist the McGill PBRN with a variety of research-related tasks in support of several small network-level projects on primary care practice-based research over the next year, including: support to research proposal development; conduct of practice surveys; support and maintenance of our patient partner group, and being available to support clinician research projects as needed.  The PBRN also seeks to create a research toolkit for clinicians interested in undertaking research and the research assistant will consolidate available resources such as validate items for questionnaires, road maps for proposal development and checklists for IRB applications. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support protocol development or execution of practice based research projects (e.g. execute narrative literature reviews, conduct interviews or surveys in practice)

• Identify and catalogue appropriate supporting documents for practice-based research projects (e.g., recruitment materials, interview guides, consultation agenda, questionnaire item banks)

• Participate in PBRN team meetings as well as any relevant meetings at clinical sites

• Maintain research project documentation

• Develop a patient-partner engagement program in collaboration with the patient partner leads, and support its deployent.

 Qualifications:

• Post-graduate training in a relevant health or social sciences. At least MSc2 in Family Medicine Research is required, PhD or completed MSc is an asset.

• Knowledge of primary care and the discipline of family medicine. (completion of Foundations of Family Medicine, FMED 610, is an asset)

• Knowledge of a research methods and analysis relevant to primary care (surveys, qualitative approaches, participatory research, quantitative analysis language).

• Proficiency in a variety of software and tools for documentation, simple analysis, document production, cataloging.

• Excellent organizational skills: capacity to plan, execute and trouble shoot.

• Independence: able to work independently with little direct supervision

• Excellent communication skills in English; French is an asset (team interactions and planning are predominantly in English; tools will be made available in both English and French)

• Good ability to plan and manage workload within tight deadlines

The RA role will be project based and the intensity of work required will vary from project to project.

« Connaissance du français et de l'anglais: L'Université McGill est une université de langue anglaise où les tâches quotidiennes peuvent nécessiter une communication verbale et écrite en anglais.  Le niveau d’anglais requis pour ce poste a été déterminé comme étant de niveau # 4 sur une échelle de 0-4.»

“Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # 4 on a scale of 0-4.”

Hourly Salary:

$30.00

Hours per Week:

20 (Part time)

Location:

5858 Cote des Neiges

Supervisor:

Professor

Position Start Date:

2024-02-19

Position End Date:

2024-05-31

Deadline to Apply:

2024-02-16

This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected] .