Research Associate I
City : Ottawa, ON, Canada
Category : Full time
Industry : Higher Education
Employer : University of Ottawa
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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
24Job Family:
Research# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service - Department:
Prevention in the Early Years Research ProgramCampus:
Ottawa, ONUnion Affiliation:
N/ADate Posted:
April 25, 2024Closing Date:
May 10, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above
Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NR5 - 35 hrsSalary Range:
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Position purpose:
Under general supervision, the incumbent plans and executes non-routine assignments of varying complexity requiring deep knowledge of physiology/molecular biology/cell biology or scientific theory, principles and practices.
Dr. Adamo’s research team is looking for a full-time Research Associate/Coordinator, for a 24-month term (with the possibility of extension) to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. The Research Associate will function as a coordinator/manager for the day-to-day operations of several research projects, related to the PLACENTA study, the first of its kind to take a comprehensive look at the role of physical activity during pregnancy in regulating placenta biology (e.g., gene expression and metabolic function in the placenta). Excellent communication and organizational skills are critical to this position. Prior experience in trials and formal project management training would be a strong asset.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Designs experimental programs and experiments. Selects and uses appropriate procedures, equipment and standards to produce required data.
Performs/oversees complex laboratory experiments and assists in data evaluation, interpretation and preparation. Sets up experiments.
Compiles and analyzes data and performs computations using image analysis software, spreadsheets, graphing and various software platforms.
May be responsible for a single independent research project.
Trains new laboratory personnel, students and collaborators.
What you will bring:
Recent PhD (preferred) or a minimum of master’s degree plus relevant working experience.
Strong organizational, analytical and tech/scientific oral/writing skills.
Ability to coordinate workflow.
Sound judgement in applying scientific principles and predicting or preventing problems.
Ability to adapt protocols as needed (within guidelines), and to work with computers (bioinformatics knowledge an asset).
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 realize 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.
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