Research Analyst - Institute for Mental Health Policy Research

at  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Job Description

The Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is seeking one-full time, contract (12 months) Research Analyst. The Research Analyst will work collaboratively as part of a team of researchers of the Ontario Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM). As one of the five Nodes across Canada, the Ontario CRISM Node (OCRINT) conducts evidence-based research to improve interventions and systems for people who use substances and focuses on research on prevention and treatment interventions for substance misuse (primarily illicit drugs and non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs), and knowledge translation of related research and evidence. The Research Analyst will support a longer-term evaluation, which is evaluating British Columbia’s policy on the decriminalization of illicit substances for personal possession. To facilitate this project, the Research Analyst will be responsible for supporting research activities of sub-projects, organizing and managing meetings among stakeholder and working groups, and working with the research team to develop and implement knowledge exchange activities. Specifically, the Research Analyst will be required to:

• Directly report to the Decriminalization Evaluation Manager and OCRINT Node Manager
• Support OCRINT in facilitating subprojects within the overarching evaluation project
• Perform day-to-day administrative duties and research activities across research projects and groups
• Conduct research regarding the decriminalization of illicit substances (e.g., literature searches, reviews, etc.)
• Conduct qualitative interviews and support qualitative analyses for sub-projects (e.g., coding transcripts, identifying themes)
• Conduct quantitative analyses (e.g., basic descriptive statistics, simple regression analyses)
• Write up sub-study results for publications and reports (e.g., draft academic manuscripts)
• Engage in knowledge translation activities (e.g., creating presentations, infographics, etc.)
• Engage in collaboration between researchers, policy makers, service providers, and people with lived experience with drug use
• Organize and participate in meetings with stakeholders and research working groups

Job Requirements
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in public health policy, drug policy, criminology, sociology, addiction-related fields, or other related/relevant disciplines, with one year of research related experience, ideally with substance use. Knowledge related to addictions, drug policy, and decriminalization of illicit drugs is considered an asset, as well as experience interacting with individuals in academic, research, and community health service settings. The successful candidate will have demonstrated research skills, particularly as it relates to qualitative research and interviewing. The successful candidate will also have strong writing skills, as demonstrated through authoring academic publications and/or reports. Must have experience with EndNote or similar reference management tool. Knowledge of qualitative software tool such as NVivo is an asset. Candidate must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills. This position requires the individual to work independently as well as within a team setting. The position will be primarily remote.

• Directly report to the Decriminalization Evaluation Manager and OCRINT Node Manager
• Support OCRINT in facilitating subprojects within the overarching evaluation project
• Perform day-to-day administrative duties and research activities across research projects and groups
• Conduct research regarding the decriminalization of illicit substances (e.g., literature searches, reviews, etc.)
• Conduct qualitative interviews and support qualitative analyses for sub-projects (e.g., coding transcripts, identifying themes)
• Conduct quantitative analyses (e.g., basic descriptive statistics, simple regression analyses)
• Write up sub-study results for publications and reports (e.g., draft academic manuscripts)
• Engage in knowledge translation activities (e.g., creating presentations, infographics, etc.)
• Engage in collaboration between researchers, policy makers, service providers, and people with lived experience with drug use
• Organize and participate in meetings with stakeholders and research working group