Research Intern, Centre Research in Occupational Safety and Health

Position No.: JOBPOST-

Salary: $ 52,780 per year

Competition ends: Thursday, October 29th at 4:30 pm

Grant appointment until January 03, 2028

This position is designated as one that requires a variable work schedule. However, it is understood that your work week will consist of 35 hours.

This opportunity is proudly supported by Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and is funded through the Workforce Development Program. Eligibility requirements of the program can be found here:
Workforce Development Program - Home | NOHFC

The Research Intern will support the day-to-day delivery of CROSH research projects, from field data collection through to final reporting. Working under the direction of the CROSH Director and Associate Director, the intern will assist with worker engagement, support undergraduate and graduate students, conduct literature reviews, data entry & analysis, and contribute to research reports & scholarly work.

This position is well suited to an emerging researcher who wants hands‑on experience in applied occupational health research and knowledge mobilization.

Specific duties of the RT are:

• 1. Coordinate recruitment, scheduling and communication with workers and partner organizations participating in CROSH studies.
• 2. Support field data collection activities, including surveys, interviews, focus groups and physiological or workplace measurements, in line with approved protocols.
• 3. Serve as a point of contact for participants and partner site leads, and maintain respectful, trusting working relationships.
• 4. Ensure field activities comply with Research Ethics Board (REB) approvals, informed consent procedures, privacy requirements and site safety rules.
• 5. Track participation, data quality and field logistics, and report issues to the Director promptly.
• 6. Provide day-to-day guidance to undergraduate and graduate students working on CROSH projects.
• 7. Help students with research protocols, data collection, data management and preparation of REB applications.
• 8. Support student onboarding, training and coordination of student tasks across projects.
• 9. Assist with organizing lab meetings, research team schedules and shared resources.
• 10. Conduct scoping, narrative and systematic‑style literature searches using academic databases and grey literature sources.
• 11. Screen, extract and synthesize evidence on occupational health and safety topics relevant to CROSH projects.
• 12. Maintain reference libraries and search documentation using citation management software.
• 13. Prepare evidence summaries to inform study design, grant applications and partner decision‑making.
• 14. Draft and edit sections of research reports, technical reports, annual reports and manuscripts.
• 15. Summarize study methods and findings clearly and accurately for academic and partner audiences. 16. Assist with data tables, figures and descriptive analyses.
• 17. Support preparation of grant applications and progress reports to funders and partners.
• 18.Peform other duties as assigned.

At a minimum, the candidate must have:

• Previous research (field or laboratory) experience in occupational health and safety research, particularly in mining, wildland firefighting or other high-hazard sectors.
• Demonstrated technical skills to support data collection in OHS, including previous experience with programming for data collection, processing and analysis
• Experience supporting or mentoring students.
• Experience developing KTE products such as infographics, research briefs or presentations.
• Working knowledge of survey platforms, statistical software and citation management tools.
• Proficiency in French or an Indigenous language.

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