Research Associate, Indigenous Brain Health, Family Medicine

The Department of Family Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Associate
. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 1 year (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

Reporting to the Research Manager and additionally accountable to the Principal Investigator and Community Partners, this role will be working on a portfolio of brain health research projects. Because of the complex multi-staged nature of the projects, the Research Associate is required to demonstrate strong organizational, time management, critical thinking and analytical skills and is expected to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The position exercises a degree of autonomy in research activities and is expected to work independently in performance of day-to-day activities. The position also involves liaising with community members, research participants, and researchers. As such, the Research Associate must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills and is expected to work collaboratively with the research team, network team members, and departmental and interdepartmental teams.

All members of the team will perform training on ethical research and work with Indigenous people, communities, and data. Experience with Indigenous community-based work is an asset for members of the research team.

The primary purpose of the Research Associate, Indigenous Brain Health is to work relationally and collaboratively with Indigenous communities on culturally safe brain health care.

This role supports the continued Indigenization of the University of Calgary.

• Carrying out qualitative research processes and procedures, including developing recruitment materials and interview guides, conducting interviews, facilitating focus groups, and analyzing qualitative data in collaboration with the research team
• Ensuring team members are up-to-date and informed on progress and challenges throughout the research process
• Work collaboratively and respectfully with Indigenous community partners and healthcare partners to ensure inclusion of all voices in the completion of the research project
• Support writing for ethics submissions for new and existing projects when needed
• Support knowledge sharing efforts as required by each project, such as generating presentations and research posters, and drafting reports and manuscripts
• Conduct literature reviews, knowledge syntheses, and assist with scoping reviews

• Graduate degree in health-related field (i.e. nursing, health sciences) and/or 5+ years of experience in health care settings or health research in any of the following areas:
  Indigenous health, health services research, health policy or systems, health-related social science research and population/public health. A combination of education and experience will be considered
• In-depth understanding of community-engaged research practices, Metis Research Ethics Principles, OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession) and informed prior consent, and the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2, chapter nine
• In-depth understanding of ii' taa'poh'to'p, and its key concepts, particularly parallel paths and ethical space
• Experience working with equity-deserving communities, particularly engaging with community members
• Knowledge of qualitative research design, methods, and methodology is required. Knowledge of quantitative research design, methods, and methodology is an asset
• Strong inter-cultural communication skills is required
• Experience conducting interviews or focus groups in a health research environment is required
• Advanced skills in Microsoft…