Senior Research Associate and Homelessness

Position: Senior Research Associate on Housing and Homelessness
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**** Job Type:
** Employee
* * Duration in Months**(for fixed-term jobs):24
** Job Family:
** Research**# of Open Positions:
** 1
* * Faculty/Service - Department:
** Public Policy, Research and Outreach
** Campus:
** Main Campus
** Union Affiliation:
** N/A
** Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
** 2025/12/09
** Applications must be received*
* **** BEFORE**** **(YYYY/MM/DD):
** 2026/01/05
** Hours per week:
** 35
* * Salary Grade:
** Non-Union Grade NR8 - 35 hrs
** Salary Range:**$94,214.00 - $
** Position Purpose
** The Senior Research Associate on Housing and Homelessness will support the University of Ottawa Housing and Homelessness Initiative in advancing its mission to foster research and knowledge mobilization and inform evidence-based housing policy. Reporting to the Director of Research and Public Policy Outreach at the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation the incumbent will lead and coordinate complex, interdisciplinary research projects focused on housing insecurity and homelessness.

The position involves building and sustaining partnerships with the research community, government agencies, and community organizations, and other stakeholders, while supporting knowledge mobilization, policy engagement, and the development of evidence-based solutions to address homelessness in the National Capital Region and beyond.
** Specific Accountabilities**
* ** Project conceptualization / development**. Perform needs assessments and/or consult with clients in order to determine the types of research and information that are required. Conceptualizes, plans, develops, designs and conducts complex qualitative and/or quantitative research projects. Develops hypotheses and theories. Identifies resources in the research and broader community to approach research challenges. Identifies research partnership opportunities.
* ** Project definition**. Defines research objectives within a given research scope. Designs research projects using appropriate and creative investigative methodologies-may involve the use of quantitative and/or qualitative methods and may include both pilot and development work;
Methodologies may include: surveys and questionnaires, participant observation, interviews (face‐to-face, telephone and online), focus groups, literature reviews, internet‐based and library research, document analysis, case studies or other investigative techniques. Investigates, formulates, and/or develops new protocols, procedures, techniques or applications of technology to advanced and highly complex research. Ensures that research methodologies and instruments meet applicable ethical and regulatory standards. Assesses the need refines and adapts research methodologies and research instruments as the project progresses in light of results being obtained and of effectiveness of project implementation;
Directs and implements any necessary adaptations.
* ** Data capture, maintenance and access.
** Develops data security and integrity strategies.
* ** Data Analysis**. Develops data analysis plan(s). Monitors data on an ongoing basis.
* ** Project management**. Manages and motivates the project team. Oversees induction, training, guidance and supervision of students and research staff. Provides guidance as required to staff and students assisting with the research. Delegates project tasks; monitors progress. Allocates and manage laboratory space, equipment, and technical resources. Monitors the project budget, including comparison of actual versus projects expenditures. Identifies and anticipates potential financial problems.

Compares project progress to expenditures to assess feasibility of completing project on time and on budget. Monitors, measures, and reviews project performance. Identifies and anticipates research problems; develops, assesses and implements strategies to avoid or correct problems. Adjust project plans as appropriate and as project progresses. Provides expert advice and solutions to research staff and students research methodologies, techniques, and their application, and on the analysis and interpretation of data.

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