Staff - Non Union

Job Category Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile Non Union Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 3

Job Title Research Assistant /Technician 3

Department Research | Brown CRiHHI | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range $24.51 - $28.95 CAD Hourly

Posting End Date March 29, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date Mar 30, 2024

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.

Job Summary
The New Frontiers Research Cluster (Thrivers) is looking for a highly motivated and organized Peer Leader and Research Assistant to assist with and support general project logistics, community engagement, and guide all research activities, including the development of data collection processes, data collection and analysis, and integrated Knowledge Translation.

Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 fosters mutual and reciprocal learning, mobilizing the strengths and resources of all members toward generating new health knowledge relevant to people and communities impacted by the criminal justice system, and inspiring social action to improve the health and wellness of individuals impacted by the criminal justice system. As such, having people with lived experience of incarceration on our team is invaluable; their perspectives are a priority in shaping the outcomes of our work.
This position supports our community-based, participatory, and strengths-based aims to reframe the criminal justice system to improve health and justice for (and with!) peoples disproportionately affected by current systems.

Organizational Status
This position is within the New Frontiers (Thrivers) project, which operates out of the Critical Research in Health and Health Inequities (CRiHHI), in the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. This peer researcher position will report to Dr. Helen Brown and Kelsey Timler.

Work Performed

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  The Peer Co-Researcher (Research Assistant) will work closely with the Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 leadership and report to the Research Manager. This person will perform duties contributing to the overall success of the project by providing support in: Supports each aspect of the project, based on the invaluable lived experience of incarceration
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  Assists senior level staff with the design and development of community-based Knowledge Translation and dissemination strategies
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  Writes reviews, reports, and assists with the writing of grant applications
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  Coordinates and liaises with co-Investigators, service providers, and other Peer Co-Researchers, including providing leadership on network building and expanding scope and reach of research intervention.
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  Researches, coordinates and performs content development and activity design for Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 events in support of Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 data collection, knowledge dissemination and exchange, including co-leading community gathering goal development and processes to support the health and wellbeing of other Indigenous women impacted by the prison system.
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  Plans and performs data collection, utilizing complex qualitative and community-based procedures or techniques \xe2\x80\x93 including interview guide development, conducting semi-structured interviews and focus groups with other previously incarcerated women, and co-development of novel data collection processes that align with shared values of Indigenous data sovereignty and trauma-informed research processes; troubleshoots problems and provides leadership on trauma informed, community-based and Indigenous-led feminisms \xe2\x80\x93 and the ways these concepts and processes shape all aspects of research processes; collects, records, analyses and interprets qualitative data in both independent and collaborative ways.
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  Works in cooperation with other members of the research team and communicate verbally and/or in writing regarding work progress.
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  Attends conferences, dialogue events, and panels with team, including ongoing training and leadership on knowledge sharing to disrupt academic norms and knowledge hierarchies from a place of Indigenous feminist thought creation and Participatory Action Research.
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  Plans and performs community-based training to support ongoing engagement, networking and skills development with the wider community of women leaving prison; this may include training on data collection methods, research ethics processes, knowledge translation, and program development.
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  Performing other related duties as required, based on RA leadership and decision-making, as well as specific needs and goals of the project.

This position requires incumbents to work collaboratively with the Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 team to meet research objectives and other related duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
This position will be monitored by the Research Manager and reported to the Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 Co-Leads. This research project, funded by the federal government\'s New Frontiers in Research Fund, is offering employment opportunities to people with lived experience of incarceration. In doing so, we are addressing structural barriers to employment for this population, and transforming how we honour research involvement. This position is expected to work with efficiency and sensitivity.

Errors or incorrect decisions could compromise the quality of the research and the collegial relationships with partners and/or participants. In turn, this could result in delays in completing projects, and potentially impact the credibility of the Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 team and its investigators. Inability to exercise sound and sensitive judgment could diminish the Thrivers\xe2\x80\x99 (and its team\'s) ability to attract the support of the scientific community and/or lead to poor public/private sector relationships and partnerships. This work must be completed at a high level of consideration, reflexivity, and professionalism.

This position will be responsible for the access, collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996) and other UBC privacy and security policies. This position requires employees to work under strict confidentiality requirements; internal procedures and policies to protect personal information must be followed and adherence to these requirements will be regularly reviewed by the employer.

Supervision Received
Will receive supervision by the Research Manager.

Supervision Given
Not applicable.

Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications
This position must be able to speak to experiences of involvement in the criminal justice system, either as a person with incarceration experience (provincial and/or federal) or as a member of a community that has been disproportionately affected by such.

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  Past engagement in community-based participatory research.
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  Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
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  Intimate knowledge of the criminal legal system.
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  Insight to community knowledge needs (in the interest of knowledge translation)
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  Ability to liaise with inter-disciplinary, inter-sectoral, and inter-social stakeholders
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  Ability to work with a diverse team with disparate experiences, roles, and perspectives
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  Ability to attend all Thrivers research activities.
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  Passion to help people and communities impacted by the criminal justice system.
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  Strong interpersonal skills are an asset.