Job Opportunity - Research Coordinator, at SFU School of Criminology

**This is being posted on behalf of SFU School of Criminology. All queries should be sent to Dr. Alissa Greer at Alissa_greer@sfu.ca, or Naomi Zakimi at nzakimi@sfu.ca.

Research Coordinator

Salary range: $26-$32/hour based on experience of the candidate
Hours expected: part-time or full-time (negotiable)
Start date: as soon as possible, Fall 2024 (flexible)
Length of position: 1-2 years
Location: Remotely, but affiliated with the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University

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Position Summary:

The Research Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and administering research study activities. They will conduct project planning, and ensure that the work scope, study protocol, ethics requirements, and roles of team members are followed. This position serves as a principal administrative liaison and coordinator of all activities on the project and developing and maintaining recordkeeping systems and procedures for the project. The coordinator will work alongside another Graduate research coordinator with several years of experience in the role.

The candidate will report to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Alissa Greer. The candidate may work with and provide supervision to 1-2 research assistants (graduate level) and meet and communicate with external collaborators and knowledge users

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Project coordination: Plans, coordinates, and monitors the progress of research activities, including the study protocol, team procedures, and timeline. Ensures the smooth, timely, and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities.
• Research and data collection activities: Execute activities associated with the collection, delivery, entry, verification, anonymization, analysis, and reporting. Day-to-day duties include: recruit and interview participants; manage transcription data and databases; code interview data; apply specialized analytic knowledge to qualitative data; contribute to scientific papers, funding proposals, conference abstracts, presentations, and other knowledge translation activities (as required by the investigators, funding agencies, and/or collaborators).
• Administration: Develops and maintains records of research activities and protocols as they unfold, including the development and maintenance of recordkeeping and filing systems. Duties include overseeing the design of and version control for: consent forms, data collection forms, databases, coding frameworks, coding, and analyses.
• Communication: Facilitate communication and collaboration across multiple arms, groups, collaborators, and team members. This will include coordinating and facilitating regular and productive research team meetings to correspond with the progress of the project.
• Ethics management: Prepares and manages research ethics board applications, renewals, amendments, and violations; oversees ethical procedures on the project.
• Advisory group: develop and maintain relationships and processes with the research advisory group (involving community members), including regular meetings and information sharing.
• Supervision of staff: Coordinate and monitor staffing, capacity, and progress of research team members; recruiting and hiring new staff (e.g. graduate research assistant(s)), as necessary, and supports for their roles (e.g., hiring, check-in’s, administrative support, cash advances, payroll, etc.). Coordinates day-to-day activities of support staff, such as transcriptionists and student RAs, engaged in carrying out the research protocol [as needed i.e. interviews, data cleaning, coding].
• Knowledge translation: Plan, coordinate and monitor the knowledge translation strategy and activities, including journal articles, conference abstracts, presentations, and other activities [as needed]. Duties may include developing slide decks and presenting these.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A graduate degree in social sciences, health sciences, or similar is required. PhD preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a research setting.
• Minimum 1 year directly overseeing or coordinating research planning, analysis, and project management with stringent timelines.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in qualitative research.
• Strong literacy with word-processing, spreadsheets, and presentations software/programs (e.g., Word, PowerPoint), and qualitative data management software (e.g., NVivo).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently, and thrive in a complex, fast-moving project

To Apply:

• CV (required)
• Cover letter (required)
• Professional or academic references (2 – requested after interview)

Application Deadline:

Application materials can be submitted to Dr. Alissa Greer at Alissa_greer@sfu.ca. The deadline to apply is September 20, 2024.