Academic Assistant

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Academic Assistant will work closely with the Program Director and will provide academic and administrative support for scientific activities. Key functions will assistance with coordination of clinical projects and project staff & volunteers, liaison with external and internal organizations, acting as an editorial assistant for an international journal, as well as some administrative and clerical functions.

Academic Functions:

• Provide academic support to Program Director in various scientific activities
• Supporting the Program Director who is the Editor in Chief of a major scientific journal by tracking submissions, drafting emails, recruiting reviewers, and performing copyediting
• Review and editing of manuscripts, proposals, protocols, and grants associated with this and other projects
• Critical literature review and analysis
• Perform data analysis, interpretation, and presentation
• Prepare abstracts, manuscripts, and other scientific documents
• Participation and assistance with CALIPER project outreach and recruitment (such as CALIPER clinics held in community schools) (www.caliperproject.ca)
• Research data analysis using R statistics and other statistical programs
• Provide administrative and clerical support to Program Director