Job offer: Post-Doctoral fellow on Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Clinical Trials ACT Sub-Committee

Post-Doctoral fellow

POSITION SUMMARY

A full-time position for a graduating PhD or Post-Doc fellow

GENERAL DUTIES

The Post-Doctoral fellow will collaborate with the ACT Consortium (Accelerating Clinical trials Unit https://www.act-aec.ca/) by contributing to the democratization of clinical trials by understanding the current representativeness of demographic groups in trials conducted in Canada. Their main function will be:

Identifying the barriers and facilitators faced by communities and participants to be included in trials
Identify barriers and facilitators to creating diverse research teams within ACT and externally
Identify barriers and facilitators experienced by research teams in recruiting a diverse population into research trials
Explore and develop recommendations on creating a diverse and inclusive participant population and reporting participant demographic data in a disaggregated manner
Explore and develop recommendations on creating a diverse and inclusive research team
For both participants and research teams, develop and test potential metrics to monitor, evaluate and learn from the implementation of IDEA approaches in all the stages of the research project (e.g. enrollment, conduct, analysis, reporting, KT)
Fostering research on strategies/tools to show value of IDEA in clinical trials

REQUIREMENTS

Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated abilities to lead a team
Excellent written skills and verbal communication
Experience in gender-based analysis or Indigenous and intersectional research
Experience in implementing and evaluating strtegies for inclusive research
Excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to perform data analysis independently and to carry out literature searches and reviews
Good software skills for data analysis
Extensive experience with quantitative data analysis/statistics from a differential or gender-based perspective
Detail oriented with strong problem finding, resolution and documentation skills

WORKING CONDITIONS

Status: Full-time
Pay Scale: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Work Shift : from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (flexible) Mondays to Fridays
Location – Remote
Deadline: November 15th, 2023
DATE AVAILABLE: To discuss

Submission of applications

Please submit résumé, 3 references and cover letter to Dr. Louise Pilote at: Act.Canada@phri.ca