College of Nursing
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Position number: 37982
Date posted: June 29, 2026
Research Coordinator - Tech 4 (AESES)
New Temporary Casual (Grant Funded)
Work schedule:
0-35 variable hours/week
Salary:
$26.20 to $37.62 per hourplus vacation pay
Appointment Dates
September 8, 2026 to September 3, 2027
For more information please contact: Abeer Alraja - [email protected]
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in a health related field, preferably Nursing, is required.
- Completion of a graduate degree in a health related field preferably in Nursing, is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
- Three years of directly related experience is required.
- Experience with all phases of carrying out a research project; both qualitative and quantitative health or social science research is required.
- Strong writing skills and experience with drafting technical reports, brief non-technical reports for communities, academic publications and presentations, and other written documents is required.
- Experience in conducting quantitative or qualitative research in social services or health care environments is required.
- Experience using statistical and other computer software related to word processing for data collection or organization is required.
- Familiarity with confidentiality and security issues related to research is required.
- Experience using computer software related to word processing and data management (e.g., Microsoft Office, SPSS, Reference Management System - Mendeley) is required.
- Experience with literature searches and retrieval is required.
- Experience with manuscript and grant writing is required.
- Experience with knowledge translation science is an asset.
- Research experience as demonstrated by thesis completion and/or publications is required.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills are required.
- Strong attention to detail is required.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others is required.
- Good organizational skills are required.
- Ability to work within time and budget constraints is required.
- Must be self-motivated and be able to work independently.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, with academic and non-academic individuals, is required.
- Ability and willingness to learn new processes and techniques is required.
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
Research Project Administrative Work:
- Ensures smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities and provides updates and progress reports to members of the research team and stakeholders.
- Assigns and directs work of research support staff, ensuring deadlines are met and research protocol and regulatory requirements of the U of M and funding agencies are followed.
Conducting Research:
- Responsible for recruitment of participants and obtaining consent from them.
- Responsible for data collection, including booking appointments with participants. Collect data for research projects (includes, but not limited to, conducting open-ended individual interviews, focus group interviews, participant observation, administering questionnaires, and collecting additional information from selected records).
- Develop research materials, including assent and informed consent forms, questionnaires, ethics applications.
- Monitors the progress of research activities; develops and maintains records of research activities, preparing periodic and ad hoc reports as required by investigators, administrators and funding agencies.
- Contributes, as needed, to research analysis, including interpretation and preparation of research reports, writing for publication, preparation of abstracts and presentations, as well as assisting with writing of grant proposals; may include literature searching, using a reference management system (i.e., Mendeley, Zotero), and reviewing.
- Organizes and participates in meetings (e.g., research team, project liaison committee, and dissemination committee meetings), including associated documents.
- Meets regularly with PI to discuss study progress, issues and status, and quality
- Prepares and processes all forms and accounts related to the grant, including monitoring, expenditures.
- Prepares documents for ethical review and assists with preparation of reports and publications and develops materials, i.e., posters, slideshows, etc., for presentations of projects/research.
- Maintaining data files in accordance with ethical guidelines.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or required.
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.
