Job Description

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system - a world where Mental Health is Health.
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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is seeking a full-time, contract (12 months) Research Assistant 1 to join the Brain Health Imaging Centre to support Health Canada-regulated Clinical Imaging Studies in Parkinson's Disease and related disorders. Reporting to the study Scientist, the Research Assistant 1 will be responsible for arranging subject interviews, ensuring human subject documentation are completed, maintain study records, escorting human subjects for MRI and PET scans, assist with primary data collection and support the data collection and data analysis process, assist with presentations and the preparation of reports and study documentation, perform literature searches and data entry and coding, providing support to other research members. You will support and contribute to a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at 250 College Street.

• The successful candidate will have completion of Secondary School and/or Specialty Courses and experience working or volunteering in health services or academic setting, an asset.
• Some experience in clinical programs, mental health or clinical research is preferred.
• You will have proficiency with Microsoft office, online academic search engines (e.g., PsycINFO, PubMed, MedLine),
• database software packages
• Experience with statistical packages (e.g. SPSS or R) and basic analysis is an asset.
• Experience with neuroimaging including PET and MRI imaging is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and organization skills are required.
• You will possess the ability to effectively handle confidential information and the ability to exercise initiative with good
• judgment and tact.
• Experience with knowledge transfer activities is an asset, as is prior presentation and academic writing experience.
• Candidates require the ability to work effectively in a wide range of settings with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in another language is an asset.

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.
CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.
CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

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