Well Living House
Senior Research Associate Job Posting
Well Living House at Unity Health Toronto is an action research centre that focused on advancing generative health services for Indigenous peoples in three priority areas: Indigenous population health assessment and response; interrupting anti-Indigenous racism in health services; and facilitating the application of Indigenous approaches, knowledges, and practices to wellbeing.
Well Living House is part of Unity Health Toronto’s recently launched Indigenous Health Research Stream and is built from a foundation of more than two decades of collaborative work between Indigenous health researchers, Indigenous service providers and Indigenous community Grandparents. Well Living House is committed to using and protecting Indigenous knowledges, languages, information and ways of working in all that we do.
The Well Living House research team is looking for a Senior Research Associate to co-lead our interrupting anti-Indigenous racism in health services research stream, which includes the design and testing of: i) novel anti-bias and simulation training for health care professional and ii) tools to assess and reduce organizational racism. The Senior Research Associate is responsible for overseeing, tracking, and conducting research and dissemination activities involved in the design, delivery, and documentation of multiple research projects. This includes leading the production of project reports and publications. They will oversee study administration and must have an ability to adhere to Indigenous research protocols and work with WLH Grandparents, Scientists, Staff, and Indigenous Community partners to carry out various aspects of community partnered research.
Weekly hours: Full time
Length of Position: 1 year contract with possibility of extension
Start Date: asap
Location: Well Living House at Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
Responsibilities
- Co-lead the design and implementation of research protocols designed to test interventions to address anti-Indigenous racism in health services, including RCT evaluation of Indigenous Cultural Safety Training for health care professionals and system level assessment of hospital complaints processes..
- Co-lead the advancement of the Well Living House governance platforms, research methodologies, policies and procedures with input from Counsel of Grandparents and WLH Leadership Circle
- Co-lead preparation of research proposals and protocols
- Management of project implementation, including tracking of timelines and deliverables
- Co-lead project reporting and publications
- Co-lead project fund management including development and tracking of research study budgets
- Liaise with and support First Nations, Inuit and Métis community and Indigenous health service research partners
- Maintain confidentiality of information and records in accordance with standards of ethics and principles of Indigenous data governance
- Support writing and editing academic manuscripts, presentations, community research reports, and additional knowledge translation products
- Oversee the development and negotiation of research agreements and contracts with outside parties
- Oversee in recruitment, hiring, training and supervision of research staff employed by the research program
- Other duties as defined by the Principal Investigator
Qualifications
- PhD in Public Health, Health Services Research, or related field OR Indigenous Health Professional (MD) with relevant post-graduate qualifications and experience
- 5 years research experience, including experience in public health and epidemiology, design and implementation of research protocols, preparation of manuscripts, and results presentation to academic and community audiences
- Minimum 5 years experience living or working in an Indigenous context
- Experience with Indigenous community-based and/or community-driven research approaches and Indigenous research protocols
- Strong communication (verbal/written), interpersonal, and leadership skills are required
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner and flexibility to adapt to changing workload
- Ability to apply an Indigenous worldviews and/or critical social theory to the design, analysis, and reporting of research.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Genevieve Blais at [email protected].
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.
