Research & Global Surgery Coordinator
Role Overview
This position involves coordination of day-to-day research operations within the Division of Otolaryngology.
The research coordinator will work closely with surgeon researchers (principal investigators), trainees, students and other research staff to plan, execute, and support research activities within the division.
The coordinator will also be responsible for day-to-day global surgery operations and activities undertaken by the Division.
This involves coordination of Global Surgery Initiatives including the Eldoret Airway Surgical Training Program, the UofA-Moi Otolaryngology Partnership, and other such initiatives and programs undertaken by the surgical members of The Division.
This coordinator is responsible for communication with team members, organizing travel and regulatory requirements, documentation, logistics, and coordination of global health related research.
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Qualifications
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in Surgery or Surgical Research or a related health research field.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in health research within an academic or healthcare related setting
- Minimum of 3 years experience in global health or global surgery projects
- Experience in supporting quantitative and qualitative research
- Experience in research ethics applications
- Experience in grant writing and reporting
- Experience and skills in time management and task triaging
- Experience with statistical analysis software such as SPSS
- Facility with Microsoft office and Google suite
- Application Instructions
- Click "Apply Now" to submit your resume and cover letter.
- This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).
- This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Research coordination (50%)
- Supporting the writing/editing of research protocols
- Editing and supporting the writing of research ethics applications including prospective, retrospective, and clinical trial studies
- Assisting in writing research grant applications
- Retrospective chart review/data collection
- Prospective research participant enrolment/consent, in-person and phone follow-ups
- Data analysis using advanced statistical methods
- Creating and delivering oral and poster research presentations at local and international meetings
- Coordinating and directing medical students and residents through various phases of research projects
- Supporting the writing and editing of research manuscripts, and preparing them for publication
- Global surgery coordination (50%)
- Communication with global surgery project team members (divisional members, trainees and other staff who are attending global surgical trips)
- Organizing travel and regulatory requirements such as flights, accommodations, licensing and visa applications for faculty and staff for surgical trips
- Surgical mission documentation and logistics including assisting and supporting the drafting of global surgery project reports, project assessments and needs assessments
- Assisting in writing global health grant applications
- Purchasing and acquiring of equipment including communicating and arranging payment with companies external to the university such as medical supply companies, surgical equipment companies, etc. This involves logistics only- all budget/purchasing decisions are at the direction of the supervisor
- Leading fundraising activities
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