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Category : Full time

Industry : Educational Services

Employer : University of British Columbia

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile

Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3

Job Title

Research Assistant

Department

Brubacher Laboratory | Department of Emergency Medicine | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$4,567.04 - $5,385.67 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

March 6, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

March 8, 2027

 

 

 

 

This position is a temporary 12-month assignment to provide leave coverage

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. 

Organizational Status

The vision of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is to be a provincially integrated Department committed to clinical, academic, and health care delivery leadership, founded in the creation and exchange of knowledge to improve emergency care. Our faculty members across the province have an impressive record of research and discovery related to prevention of emergencies, improving clinical care, and system improvements. Our Royal College residency training program, distributed across four program sites, is the largest in the country providing high-quality emergency training. The Department of Emergency Medicine has also played a leadership role in the development and implementation of the BC Emergency Medicine Network which integrates and translates knowledge and experiences to support emergency practitioners across the province.

This study is managed through the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Research to provide comprehensive guidance to the provincial government for the creation of policies and road design recommendations that will reduce trauma to active transport users and reduce inequities in trauma outcomes to marginalized populations. This project has received funding from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Health and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Road Safety Research is one of the key strategy initiatives of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Work Performed

• Aid in the design and implementation of a built environment survey for use with Google Street View

• Apply built environment survey to pedestrian, cyclist or e-device involved injuries.

• Collects and combines spatial datasets from multiple external sources such as OpenStreetMap, Canadian Census Data and others

• Coordinates data collection and data management.

• Records, analyses, and interprets study results, as well as preparing interim summary reports.

• Contributes to writing of reports and scientific manuscripts.

• May be asked to participate in other ongoing studies

• Any other duties as required. 

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The incumbent should be able to conduct all research activities in an ethical manner suited to the proper activities of UBC as well as to the professional organizations governing his or herself and those governing the activities of the Divisional Research Director and other investigators. Data in this study are stored on a central server in a secure facility, accessible through a secure platform. Release of these data outside the secure platform is guided by provincial legislation (the Statistics Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act), an overarching Privacy Impact Assessment, and a privacy and security framework based on the internationally recognized Five Safes model. The Research Associate is expected to adhere to these principals when required to work with data in the Secure Environment. Failure to so may have financial implications such as loss of funding. Inappropriate release of confidential information on study participants may have adverse legal implications.

Supervision Received
The incumbent will receive training and supervision from the Postdoctoral Research Fellow and will perform assigned task independently after initial training.

Supervision Given

May oversee and direct the work of one or two employees at lower classifications in which case they are responsible for the accuracy, production, and control of the work unit.

Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline or graduation from a technical college or institute.

Experience: Minimum of 4 years of related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of R, and Geographic Information Systems is an asset.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to effectively use computer software, such as R and ArcGIS.

• Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.

• Ability to learn new software, research methods, and work routines.