Job Description

Academic
Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining
Job Title Research Associate
Department Oberle Research HELP | School of Population and Public Health | Faculty of Medicine (Eva Oberle)
Posting End Date January 15, 2026
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date January 31, 2027
The expected starting salary is $9,133.64 per annum. This is a part-time 13.33 FTE (5 hours per week) position with an anticipated start date of February 1, 2026.
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
JOB SUMMARY
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) in the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, seeks a part-time (13.33 FTE/5 hours per week) Research Associate for a one-year term.
The Human Early Learning Partnership ( ) is a prominent interdisciplinary research centre with a focus on child development, situated within the School of Population and Public Health, in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, one of Canada's premier public research universities ( ).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to Dr. Eva Oberle, Associate Professor, the incumbent will be responsible for:
Conduct quantitative research using population-based and large-scale data on child health and wellbeing.
Leads and conducts the research using advanced statistical analyses.
Consults on the statistical analyses of MSc and PhD students and mentors them in writing code.
Conduct data analysis of the MDI, including analysis of network and survey data and textual and visual data.
Support grant writing.
QUALIFICATIONS
Completed a PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., public health, sociology, nursing, sociology, anthropology, computer science, Statistics, psychometrics or education measurement and data analysis etc.).
Four or more years' experience in a research environment and three years' experience in statistical research and with experience in advanced statistical multi-level and longitudinal modeling techniques.
Expertise and experience in a number of statistical methodologies, and confidence in conducting basic (e.g., regression, ANOVA) and advanced (e.g., multilevel modeling) statistical analyses using software such as R, Mplus, SPSS, Stats, SAS.
Knowledge and some experience in using qualitative methodologies and analytic strategies.
Enthusiasm for intellectual rigor and engagement.
Excellent writing ability and publication record.
Experience working in a team environment.
Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own.
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
This position will be responsible for access, collection, use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection pf Privacy Act (RSBC 1996) and other UBC privacy and security policies. This position requires employees to work under strict confidentially requirements; internal procedures and policies to protect personal information must be followed and adherence to these requirements will be regularly reviewed by the employer.

Skills Required