Research Coordinator Health Sciences

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Diversity Statement

Douglas College is committed to being a workplace that is free of discrimination, that values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve.

Work Arrangements

This is a coordinator position which is based on the achievement of outcomes. The position is initially for one year, followed by an extension of a further two years at the discretion of the Dean of Health Sciences, for a total of three years.

What Douglas Offers

DO what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best colleges even better.

The Role

This position is responsible for building research capacity and assisting Health Sciences faculty in engaging in research. The individual in this role will provide leadership and support to faculty in developing and implementing their research. Also, promoting the development of faculty and student teams and facilitating the implementation of their research.

The Health Sciences Research Coordinator aims to build research capacity and activity among Health Science faculty and, by association, Health Science students. The role will support all Health Sciences programs with research and scholarship activities, leading to increased research capacity.

The outcomes of this role include supporting faculty and students in academic and applied research within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The programs supported include the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing, Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Health Information Management, Health Care Assistant/Community Health Support Work certificate and Medical Office Assistant Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Health Sciences Faculty to assess, plan, and develop activities to promote faculty research.
• Develops and maintains a database of current health science research projects by the department.
• Identifies internal and external collaborative research opportunities and facilitates the pairing/matching of interested faculty.
• Identifies current research resources and develops/maintains a repository.
• Collaborates with departments to organize professional development workshops related to new and/or current research resources.
• Assists and mentors faculty with identifying and utilizing resources related to their research/scholarship, publication and conference submissions.
• Recommends resources for acquisition-related research and advises on allocating resources for maximum impact.
• Explores, recommends, collaboratively develops and participates in advisory pathways which best match Health Sciences faculty needs related to the development of research capacities
  

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in a Health Sciences discipline or related field is required.
• PhD in a Health Sciences discipline or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of research experience within a Health Sciences discipline or related field as a principal or coinvestigator
• Minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience in a post-secondary institution.
• Demonstrated knowledge in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals and teams.
• One or more publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Conference/Teaching presentation experience desirable.
  

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