Research Associate - Jobs in Calgary, AB

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Your Opportunity:The Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) has a significant opportunity to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples in Alberta by focusing on upstream efforts and health equity, creating and building on community empowerment and action, and transforming health service delivery to address racism and focus more on determinants of health and prevention. The IWC is the mechanism through which AHS plans to achieve on-going provincial improvement in Indigenous health, patient outcomes and experience, health improvement and sustainability of Alberta’s health system. The IWC will engage interested parties in AHS and across its partners to support innovation and improvement in Indigenous health and health care. Evidence-informed, sustainable health and health care will be their individual and collective goal. The Research Associate will advance IWC’s research goals (aligned with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences’ health research evaluation framework), specifically to advance knowledge (knowledge generation and mobilization); build research capacity; inform decision-making; impact health; and create broad economic and social impacts.Description:Reporting directly to the Program Lead, innovation & Research, the Research Associate will support the IWC in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the IWC. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the Research Associate will work collaboratively with project team members to successfully support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of research projects. The role will support practical research engagement on-site (e.g. assisting with a community-level Knowledge Translation events, land-based research activity or community research engagement meeting/s) or by distance (e.g. environmental scan or literature review for a proposal), under the supervision of the Program Lead. The research associate will: Provide scientific methods and advanced analytical support for scientific initiatives. Provide data, information and research evidence to research team to support critical decision-making. Apply best practices in science activities including a range of applied scientific knowledge/skills to conduct systematic inquiries. Obtain the literature/background to support modifications in scientific approach. Incumbent will gather, compile, synthesize, interpret, analyze, and report on literature searches. Support research team to identify data elements needed and implement clear procedures for collecting, documenting and reporting data. Apply recognized scientific rigor to select from the most appropriate methodological options. Engage with a wide variety of stakeholders internal and external to AHS. Works collaboratively with the program and projects team(s) to ensure project evaluation deliverables are met.

• Classification: Research Associate
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Indigenous Wellness Core
• Primary Location: Southport Tower
• Negotiable Location: Provincial
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 22-JUN-2022
• Date Available: 11-JUL-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $28.20
• Maximum Salary: $48.45
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:The Research Associate will hold a Master’s Degree in a health-related field and bring a minimum of three years’ experience in a health promotion or population health-related field. Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodology in Indigenous health and/or public health research. Experience and knowledge of Indigenous health, ways of knowing, relationship building/engagement/community-based approaches to research. Knowledge of Indigenous research methodologies and sensitivity around the culture and health issues of Indigenous people as well as successful experience working in multi-cultural environments. Demonstrated skills and experience in research methods, particularly quantitative research methodologies and bio-statistical analyses, strong technical writing skills and ability to translate complex scientific evidence for informed decision making. Firm understanding of research design and methods.Additional Required Qualifications:At least two years’ experience working with statistical analysis software (SAS, Stata or SPSS preferred). Self-directed with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, with an ability to handle multiple tasks. Excellent interpersonal and team skills. Strong written and oral skills for the use in the development of oral presentations, summaries, reports, journal articles, systematic literature reviews, and manuscripts, etc. Liaises with internal and external contacts to participate in scientific activities. Knowledge of social determinants of health and associated modifiable risk factors, including strategies and best practice evidence. Experience in literature reviews and synthesis of large amounts of information. Aptitude for building and sustaining complex relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.Preferred Qualifications:Ability to manage and prioritize work and meet deadlines. Ability to work with high level external and internal key stakeholders. Ability to facilitate and participate in working groups and steering committees. Knowledge of project management methodology.Quick Apply

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