Research Associate

Company:  IWK Health

Req :  222202

Department/Program:  STIC, Research Services

Location:

Halifax

Type of Employment:  Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)

Start Date:

August 4, 2026

Union Status:  Research, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation:  $28.9615 - $37.4227 /hour

Closing Date:  June 30, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities.

We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country.

We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity
This is a Research Associate position at IWK Health, working with Dr. Janet Curran, Principal Investigator, in the Strengthening Transitions in Care (STIC) Lab and in the Pediatric Emergency Department. The STIC Lab uses a collaborative and patient‑centred approach to develop and evaluate interventions to improve transitions in care for children and families.

Role Description and Responsibilities

This full‑time position is split between two projects.

0.6 FTE will support the Emergency Department Patient‑Activated Transition from Care to Home (ED‑PATCH) study, a national hybrid type 2 effectiveness‑implementation trial led by Dr. Curran

Research Associate will be responsible for supporting the design and roll‑out of implementation strategies for ED‑PATCH at all study sites across Canada

Research Associate will work with STIC Lab research staff to analyze quantitative and qualitative research data

Research Associate will lead the preparation of study‑related manuscript

0.4 FTE will support the Emergency Department Learning, Evaluation, and Analysis Research Network (ED‑LEARN) program at the Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) at IWK Health, which will examine the current state of IWK ED operations and the impact of redevelopment

Communicate scientific findings via research meetings, oral presentations, and publications

Interpret and visualize results and present findings to the research team

Collaborate with other researchers, scientists, and technical staff

Hours of Work
Monday to Friday; 37.5 hours weekly. Hybrid position with expectation of…