Research Coordinator - Institute for Mental Health Policy Research-camh

The Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is seeking one full-time, contract (12 months) Research Coordinator. The Research Coordinator will work collaboratively as part of a team of researchers of the Ontario Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM). As one of the five Nodes across Canada, the Ontario CRISM Node (OCRINT) conducts evidence-based research to improve interventions and systems for people who use substances and focuses on research on prevention and treatment interventions for substance misuse (primarily illicit drugs and non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs), and knowledge translation of related research and evidence.

The Research Coordinator will report to the OCRINT Research Manager and Scientific Lead/Node Manager to support a longer-term mixed-methods research evaluation of two of Toronto Public Health’s Supervised Consumption Sites. To facilitate this project, the Research Coordinator will be responsible for all project-related activities, including data collection, analyses, and results write-up. This role requires a well-organized, highly energetic and motivated individual who will work closely with internal and external stakeholders as well as people with lived and living experience with drug use.

This position will be located at 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, with fieldwork to be conducted at other locations in downtown Toronto as required by the needs of the project. The project includes the following primary activities:

The successful candidate must possess a Masters level degree in a health- or sociological-related field, with at least two (2) years of relevant experience. Knowledge related to addictions, drug policy, and supervised consumption sites is considered an asset, as well as experience interacting with individuals in academic, research, and community health service settings, including people with lived and living experience with drug use. The successful candidate will have demonstrated research skills, particularly as it relates to qualitative research including interviewing and analysis. The successful candidate will also have strong writing skills, as demonstrated through authoring academic publications and/or reports. Candidate must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Key requirements include: