Research Assistant (SRI) - Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2024-11214

Supervisors: Dr. Mark Sinyor & Dr. Rachel Mitchell

Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary:

The Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is seeking an energetic and efficient Research Assistant to work within the Suicide Prevention Research Collaborative (SPRC) lab. The SPRC focuses on areas of suicide prevention, mood disorders and public health.

More information about the SPRC lab can be found here: https://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page=spl-about

Required:

• An Honours bachelor’s degree in psychology/public health/epidemiology, with preference given to individuals with at least 2 years of previous research experience in psychology/public health.
• Experience extracting data from medical charts or other chart reviews preferred.
• Intermediate to expert-level proficiency in statistical analysis using SPSS, R, STATA and/or MPlus
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Experience with handling multiple research tasks within the project, such as maintaining research integrity, ethics management, data entry and dissemination
• Strong academic writing skill
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Reading and writing in other languages is desired.
• Experiencing working with youth with mental health problems an asset

In this role, the candidate will be shared between two labs (approximately 60% of time working in one lab, 40% in the other) in the SPRC, with varied responsibilities based on the project and lab.

The successful candidate will be expected to work at the Office of the Chief Coroner in Ontario at 25 Morton Shulman Ave, Toronto, ON, M3M 0B1 (for ~3 days/week):

• Extract suicide-related data from ~10,000 charts.
• Manage our large qualitative chart review database by conducting verification, data cleaning, and data storage.
• Assist in interpreting results and preparing material for presentation, publications, and/or grants.
• Prepare research ethics board applications and amendments, and maintain study compliance with all terms.
• Work independently as well as within a collaborative environment.
• Multitask and coordinate multiple projects/studies with guidance from the principal investigator.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will be expected to work either at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5 or virtual (for ~2 days a week):

• Complete literature reviews, article screening, coding, and data extraction
• Complete quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation
• Prepare research ethics board applications/amendment
• Write and prepare manuscripts and grants
• Assist with participant recruitment and scheduling
• Prepare REDCap projects
• Work independently as well as within a collaborative environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

To apply, please send a letter of interest for a role in suicide prevention research and your most recent resume by email to: Prudence Chan (Lab Manager) at poming.chan@sri.utoronto.ca AND Simran Dhaliwal (Research Assistant) at simran2.dhaliwal@sri.utoronto.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.