Description
The Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for two (2) Research Assistant(s). This Fixed Term Recurring Part-time position is for approximately 6 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.
The British Columbia (BC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) is a healthy eating initiative funded by the BC Ministry of Health. The program provides low-income adults with $27/week in coupons to purchase healthy foods at farmers' markets, and supportive nutrition skill-building activities. This pragmatic randomized controlled trial will examine the impact of the FMNCP on the diet quality, food insecurity and other health-related outcomes of parent-child dyads with low incomes.
Reporting to the Principal Investigator.
Recurring Part-time employees are hourly employees engaged to perform work on an irregular schedule.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Assist Research Coordinator with obtaining ethics, operational and/or administrative approval
- Guide participants in the use of database management programs for completing surveys and dietary recalls
- Fulfill administrative tasks, including contacting participants to complete surveys in a timely manner, assisting in preparing study materials, manage study phone line and study email
- Able to occasionally work evenings and weekends to manage study phone line
- Conduct data entry, data verification and data cleaning
- Responsible for occasional data collection
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or similar in a health-related field and/or experience in health-related research
- Master's degree is an asset
- Qualification as a Registered Dietitian is an asset
- Knowledge of public health nutrition
- Demonstrated ability in professional written and verbal communication
- Ability to conduct research and administrative activities within a team environment
- Ability to provide support to members of the research team
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience in database management programs (e.g. REDCap, ASA24-2018)
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, including the ability to work independently, able to multitask, and has high attention to detail
Application Deadline: April 10, 2025
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Operational/Administrative Job Family, Phase 2.
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