CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – CRIR–IURDPM | Research Assistant

JOB IDENTIFICATION

Job description

The selected candidate will support the research program of Sabrina Cavallo, erg. Ph.D., researcher at the CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal, which focuses primarily on adolescents, young people and adults living with chronic disease and pain, specifically those transitioning from pediatric to adult health care services. Her research advocates for and evaluates innovative rehabilitation interventions that favour disease-self-management, promote physical and leisure activities, as well as facilitate social participation and inclusion for these clienteles.

Main responsibilities

MANAGING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Prepare and submit all necessary documents needed for certification by research ethics committees at different recruitment sites
• Support lab research activities: Contribute to recruiting participants; ensure management of documents and other materials needed for data collection; as well as ensure/contribute to data collection (qualitative and quantitative)
• Organize project documentation of research projects
• Organise and lead group discussions, and interviews with participants
• Participate in the coding and thematic analysis of qualitative data
• Create data files in SPSS, Excel and/or Access for data collation for statistical analysis
• Participate in literature reviews
• Help with the orientation of new summer and graduate students to the lab

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

• Contribute to preparing funding grant applications
• Complete electronic bibliographic searches
• Periodically update a roster of funding opportunities for future projects
• Coordinate meetings with project partners and ensure follow-up
• Prepare brief minutes following for research team meetings
• Manage the list of project-partners

KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

• Collaborate in preparing and writing-up scientific abstracts and manuscripts, by completing electronic bibliographic searches and preparing result tables

Minimal qualifications requirements

• Hold a university degree in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, kinesiology, psychology, social work, and public health or another relevant field of health and social sciences
• Have excellent communication skills, verbal and written in English and in French
• Have basic knowledge of text-management (EndNote, Excel, Word, Pdf)
• Have a marked interest for interventions in rehabilitation, physical activity and leisure
• Have work experience with young people and adults
• Have previous experience in research
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible to meet potential participants in the study

Additional assets

• Have a university degree in the field of rehabilitation, kinesiology or physical activity sciences
• Have a good working knowledge of the following softwares: SPSS, SAS or Stata; NVivo ou QDAMiner
• Have basic knowledge in creating Web and social media-based pages
• Have previous clinical research experience with young people and adults living with chronic disease, pain, physical or functional disability
• Have research experience in the following areas: physical activity, leisure or rehabilitation
• Have experience in preparing scientific posters and power point presentations, as well as with electronic bibliographic searches and scientific writing (e.g., manuscripts, end of grant reports, grant applications)

Submit your application

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and cover letter to:
Sabrina Cavallo, erg., Ph.D.
sabrina.cavallo@umontreal.ca

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