Research Assistant

This position has a term length of one year plus one day. Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton. Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) is a research program in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. TREC is a pan-Canadian and international program of applied research in continuing care (nursing homes). It functions in an integrated knowledge translation or partnered model. We have long standing relationships with stakeholders, end users, policy makers, and our citizen advisory group. Additional information about the TREC research program is available at the following URL: https//trecresearch.ca/. We are looking for a Research Assistant who is collaborative and highly organized to support TREC’s ongoing research on trauma informed care. The successful candidate will work under the direction of a Project Coordinator to assist with various research initiatives currently underway. They will primarily support data collection, participant interviews, and support general research and administrative tasks.

• Coordinate and support research activities, including scheduling interviews, organizing meetings, and managing project logistics.
• Conduct confidential interviews (In-person or Zoom) with long-term care staff across Alberta, in accordance with ethics and trauma-informed research practices.
• Travel to various long-term care homes across Alberta to provide in-person support to research activities.
• Support the coordination and implementation of trauma informed care initiatives, including site visits, stakeholder engagement activities, and co-design sessions in long-term care settings.
• Conduct research and literature reviews; synthesize relevant literature.
• Take notes and minutes for meetings; distill discussion and action items.
• Support communication and coordination with research participants, collaborators, stakeholders, and project partners.
• Assist in writing (with supervision) of reports and manuscripts.
• Assist in the preparation of publications, posters, presentations, technical and dissemination reports.
• Assist with ongoing project administration, including tracking timelines and deliverables, organizing study materials, and maintaining project records.
• Assist in the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative evaluation data (focus groups, interviews, surveys).
• Perform administrative tasks as required (e.g., photocopying, printing).
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Nursing, Health Sciences/Public Health, Social Sciences, Social Work.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment and to multi-task while remaining organized.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity to adjust to changing team dynamics.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with long-term care settings, healthcare, or trauma care an asset.
• Experience with conducting interviews, focus groups or facilitating group sessions an asset.
• Experience using design/content development tools (e.g. Canva, Vengage, Adobe Creative Suite) to create visually engaging materials as asset.

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This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA). This position offers a comprehensive benefits package .