This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).
This position has a term length of 1 year plus 1 day and offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person work at North Campus Edmonton.
We are actively seeking a Research Assistant in Indigenous Women’s Health to be responsible for supporting three research studies that seek to advance Indigenous-led, rights-based approaches in health research and medical education. The role ensures rigorous, culturally safe, and community-engaged research processes across all projects.
Key Studies Supported:
Effectiveness of the Indigenous Admissions Pathway – Evaluating the impact of the pathway on equity, retention, and outcomes in the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program (funded by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada).
Distinctions-Based Indigenous Women’s Health Priorities – Engaging First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women to identify their health research priorities and co-develop rights-based research frameworks (funded by the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta)
Pragmatic Trial on Birth Alerts – Conducting Rendering Visible: Disruptive and Anti-Colonial Interventions for Indigenous Women and Children in Alberta, a participant-led trial addressing the ongoing impacts of birth alerts and child welfare surveillance (funded by the HDRN and Western University).
The Research Assistant will play a central role in literature review, participant recruitment, data collection, thematic analysis, and knowledge mobilization. Preference will be given to candidates with experience or interest in Indigenous health, education policy, qualitative research methods, or decolonizing research practices.
The Research Assistant will be under the direction of the Principal Investigator (Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild), Director, Indigenous Clinical Trials; Project Lead, ACT Consortium (Indigenous); Academic Lead Indigenous Women’s Health, Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI)) and the Clinical Research Program Lead, Women's Health.
This position is a hybrid role, combining remote work with in-office time at the WCHRI and/or Clinical Trials offices (University of Alberta North campus).
