City : Ottawa

Category : Contract

Industry : Education

Employer : University of Ottawa

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities. 

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

About the Faculty of Health Sciences

Make your mark with the Faculty of Health Sciences!
Health matters to everyone and we are committed to becoming a nationally and internationally recognized leader in innovative approaches to active living, health promotion, and quality health services.
Our success lies in our students and our people.

Join us and every day you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact as we grow together and make a great faculty even better. 

Position purpose:
Reporting to Dr. Josephine Etowa, Director of CO-CREATH Lab (Collaborative Critical Research on Equity and Transformation in Health) and OHTN Research Chair in Black Women's HIV Prevention and Care, the incumbent has the primary responsibility for the execution of the basic investigative tasks of the research project(s) and contributing to the ongoing management, progress evaluation, and information dissemination relating to the project(s). 

We are CO-CREATH Lab: the University of Ottawa’s Collaborative Critical Research for Equity and Transformation in Health (www.cocreath.com) Lab directed by Prof. Josephine Etowa, OHTN Research Chair in Black Women's HIV Prevention and Care. As a hub of researchers, trainees, and community partners, we work to unpack the complex determinants of health inequities, identify innovations, and create solutions to the challenges of providing high-quality health and health care to a diverse society.

The incumbent is an experienced Research Coordinator that will contribute to exceptional research, outreach, and community engagement to elevate our lab to the next level - transforming healthcare access for African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians in the Ottawa region.  You will be responsible for leading daily research activities by communicating effectively with various stakeholder groups. Using your passion for community outreach, you will lead and organize various community events for participant recruitment purposes. Additionally, you will work in our amazing community partners to develop various knowledge mobilization tools (i.e. podcasts, digital stories, community presentations, webinars etc).  

This is an opportunity for two (2) full-time positions for a 1-year contract. One position will be dedicated to oversee provincial projects with single study site. The second will be dedicated to oversee national projects with several multi-sites.

In this role, your responsibilities will include, among others:

• Conduct of Research Project: Performs on-site field research at local, regional and international levels. Undertakes day to day research activity within the overall agreed research program by preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcomes of data and information gathering activities, experiments and fieldwork. Collects qualitative and quantitative data (onsite, on-line, in the field). Administers research questionnaires and / or standardized tests to research subjects
• Data Analysis: Processes, organizes and summarizes data, reporting experiment results using a variety of scientific, word processing, spreadsheet or statistical software applications or program platforms.
• Organize and / or participate in information dissemination activities: Assists in the organization and implementation of research dissemination events including conferences, seminars and workshops.

What you will bring:

• Undergraduate degree in a related discipline; graduate degree is an asset.
• One to two (1 – 2) years experience in research positions.
• Advanced written and verbal skills in English or French. Bilingualism, spoken and written, is preferred.
• Familiarity with quantitative research methods, statistics and their applications.
• Familiarity with qualitative research methodologies and their applications.
• Experience with literature searches and retrievals using electronic database.
• Intermediate computer skills and experience using MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access).
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, to work under pressure, to effectively manage overlapping duties and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to attend to detail and display resourcefulness.
• Strong organisational, time management, coordination and facilitation skills.
• Excellent proficiency in English (spoken and written); French is an asset.

This position requires flexibility to travel outside of the region and work outside of normal office hours. Possibility for telework according to the University of Ottawa's telework policy (3 days on site and 2 days at home).

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities. 

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

About the Faculty of Health Sciences

Make your mark with the Faculty of Health Sciences!
Health matters to everyone and we are committed to becoming a nationally and internationally recognized leader in innovative approaches to active living, health promotion, and quality health services.
Our success lies in our students and our people.

Join us and every day you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact as we grow together and make a great faculty even better. 

Position purpose:
Reporting to Dr. Josephine Etowa, Director of CO-CREATH Lab (Collaborative Critical Research on Equity and Transformation in Health) and OHTN Research Chair in Black Women's HIV Prevention and Care, the incumbent has the primary responsibility for the execution of the basic investigative tasks of the research project(s) and contributing to the ongoing management, progress evaluation, and information dissemination relating to the project(s). 

We are CO-CREATH Lab: the University of Ottawa’s Collaborative Critical Research for Equity and Transformation in Health (www.cocreath.com) Lab directed by Prof. Josephine Etowa, OHTN Research Chair in Black Women's HIV Prevention and Care. As a hub of researchers, trainees, and community partners, we work to unpack the complex determinants of health inequities, identify innovations, and create solutions to the challenges of providing high-quality health and health care to a diverse society.

The incumbent is an experienced Research Coordinator that will contribute to exceptional research, outreach, and community engagement to elevate our lab to the next level - transforming healthcare access for African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians in the Ottawa region.  You will be responsible for leading daily research activities by communicating effectively with various stakeholder groups. Using your passion for community outreach, you will lead and organize various community events for participant recruitment purposes. Additionally, you will work in our amazing community partners to develop various knowledge mobilization tools (i.e. podcasts, digital stories, community presentations, webinars etc).  

This is an opportunity for two (2) full-time positions for a 1-year contract. One position will be dedicated to oversee provincial projects with single study site. The second will be dedicated to oversee national projects with several multi-sites.

In this role, your responsibilities will include, among others:

• Conduct of Research Project: Performs on-site field research at local, regional and international levels. Undertakes day to day research activity within the overall agreed research program by preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcomes of data and information gathering activities, experiments and fieldwork. Collects qualitative and quantitative data (onsite, on-line, in the field). Administers research questionnaires and / or standardized tests to research subjects
• Data Analysis: Processes, organizes and summarizes data, reporting experiment results using a variety of scientific, word processing, spreadsheet or statistical software applications or program platforms.
• Organize and / or participate in information dissemination activities: Assists in the organization and implementation of research dissemination events including conferences, seminars and workshops.

What you will bring:

• Undergraduate degree in a related discipline; graduate degree is an asset.
• One to two (1 – 2) years experience in research positions.
• Advanced written and verbal skills in English or French. Bilingualism, spoken and written, is preferred.
• Familiarity with quantitative research methods, statistics and their applications.
• Familiarity with qualitative research methodologies and their applications.
• Experience with literature searches and retrievals using electronic database.
• Intermediate computer skills and experience using MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access).
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, to work under pressure, to effectively manage overlapping duties and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to attend to detail and display resourcefulness.
• Strong organisational, time management, coordination and facilitation skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent proficiency in English (spoken and written); French is an asset.

This position requires flexibility to travel outside of the region and work outside of normal office hours. Possibility for telework according to the University of Ottawa's telework policy (3 days on site and 2 days at home).

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.