Job Description

Description


The Department of Paediatrics in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Assistant . This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.


As the studies will be focused on infants and parents, it is critical to have excellent inter-personal skills and observation of privacy and maintenance of confidentiality.


The Research Assistant will work with the Principal Investigator and other research personnel/teams in the NICUs and other designated neonatology research areas (obstetrics floor and clinic).


Reporting to the Principal Investigator.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

• Under general supervision & direction of the PI, develop and implement original experiments within the guidelines of the research
• Adapt existing programs to new datasets and perform analysis independently. Communicate with the different disciplinary teams involved in a project as well as with subjects and patients to schedule experiments
• Perform literature review on a specific question to enable the PI to get a quick overview over a research topic and thus adapt a research project accordingly
• Conduct literature review, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications as required

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in the discipline of Biological or related Sciences
• Minimum 2 years recent, related experience
• Working knowledge of perinatal physiology, neonatal respiratory control is desirable
• Should feel comfortable in managing equipment to record and analyze respiratory responses under control and experimental conditions
• Prior clinical research experience will be an asset
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills are required including interacting with parents
• Strong analytical, organizational, time management and decision-making skills. Ability to work independently
• Basic knowledge of research methods, epidemiologic principles, and statistics. Knowledge and experience of STATA/SPSS or SAS would be an asset
• Demonstrated ability for professional report writing. Proficiency in literature search strategies
• Working knowledge of medical terminology will be an asset
• Strong sense of initiative and willingness to take leadership on task completion
• Able to multi-task with ease and efficiency
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of the University of Calgary processes and procedures is desirable

Application Deadline: February 26, 2025

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This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the •Technical Job Family, Phase 1 •.


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