Recruitment: Postdoctoral Fellow | Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center MUHC – School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University

POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to join the Participation and Knowledge Translation in Childhood Disability Lab at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, a research institute affiliated with the McGill University, under the supervision of Keiko Shikako, Ph.D., OT, CRIR–Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability: Participation and Knowledge Translation.
The postdoc will join ongoing funded knowledge mobilization and implementation projects, and is expected to lead specific components of the projects:
- Policy analysis, community interviews, and analysis related to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Canada (SSHRC Insight Project).
- Implementation and evaluation of the Jooay App with municipal and community organizations actors (CIHR-CHILD-BRIGHT SPOR Network project).
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Contribute to the overall project development, including communication with interested parties and projects’ collaborators,
- Implement and evaluate projects’ steps according to approved research protocols,
- Conduct interviews, focus groups and knowledge mobilization strategies,
- Conduct qualitative analysis and policy analysis,
- Assist with the preparation of reports, manuscripts and grant applications,
- Present work at internal, local, national and international meetings,
- Supervise and train students,
- Engage in management and administrative duties related to the research program in collaboration with the research staff,
- Collaborate with other network members and external collaborators,
- Actively engage and contribute to the PAR-KT lab activities (weekly lab meetings, journal club, and other training initiatives) and affiliated networks such as CHILD-BRIGHT and CanNRT.
REQUIREMENTS:
- The applicant should have a Ph.D. degree (obtained within the past 1-3 years),
- The applicant should also have a background in areas related to knowledge translation, implementation science, public health or public policy,
- The applicant should preferably have experience in childhood disability research,
- Ability to work on independent research projects, coordinate efforts with other research trainees, and community and policy collaborators,
- Track record indicating ability to conduct scholarly work, prepare publications and contribute to grant applications, ethics applications, conduct interviews and qualitative analysis,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
- Ability to speak/write French is an asset.
***Please include a cover letter, curriculum vitae and contact information.
WORKING CONDITIONS :
- Status: Temporary, Full-time (1 year, renewable – candidate is expected to acquire external funding for a second year)
- Pay Scale: $55,000/year
- Work Shift: from _9__ a.m. to _5_ p.m., Mondays to Fridays
- Work Site: Remote 4 days/week, at MAB-Mackay site (PAR-KT Lab), Montreal, Quebec once a week – Candidates must have a residential address in Quebec during the tenure of the position.
POSTING PERIOD: 1 July 2024 – 15 August 2024
DATE AVAILABLE: Immediately
Please submit résumé and cover letter to: alix.zerbo@child-bright.ca