Research Associate

at  Western University

CLASSIFICATION & REGULAR HOURS

Hours per Week: 35
Salary Grade: R3
Please note, this is a temporary grant-funded role with a contract end date of September 30, 2025.

ABOUT US

The Faculty of Health Sciences is a large, diverse, and comprehensive unit, comprised of six Schools (Nursing, Kinesiology, Health Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Communication Sciences and Disorders), a large Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and four Research Centres. The Faculty has more than 3,200 undergraduate students and more than 800 graduate students (200 PhD students).
The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing educates nurses who are reflective practitioners and provides recognized leadership in nursing research, theory, practice, and policy advancements. Our research programs seek to develop knowledge capable of enhancing health equity by transforming practice, services, education and policies that affect health and well-being across the lifespan. Research programs reflect 5 overlapping areas of strength: Women’s Health; Violence, Gender and Health; Digital Health; Mental Health; and Global and Indigenous Health.
As the Women’s Health Research Chair in Rural Health, Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe leads a large, externally funded research program in the area of violence against women, women’s health, inequity and rurality. Her research includes a focus on developing and testing the effectiveness of online and F2F interventions in improving the health, safety and well-being of women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) as part of a long-standing collaboration with colleagues at the University of British Columbia and University of New Brunswick. With the completion of a national randomized controlled trial of iHEAL, a woman-led health promotion intervention for women with histories of IPV, we are mid-way through a 4-year study examining implementation and sustainability of iHEAL within health care, in collaboration with partner organizations in public health and primary care in ON, BC and NB

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Master’s Degree in a Health or Social Science Discipline
• PhD in a Health or Social Science discipline is preferred

Experience:

• 3 years experience conducting research in one or more of the following areas: violence against women/gender-based violence, women’s health, health equity, development/testing/implementation/scale up of health interventions, health services research, or closely related areas
• Previous experience in research project management, preferably in a collaborative team environment that includes academic and non-academic partners
• Experience and/or training related to equity/social justice, working with diverse populations, community-based research, and in qualitative and quantitative methods
• Experience writing reports, proposals, academic papers and preparing other Knowledge Mobilization products
• Experience leading and/or contributing to research and peer-reviewed publications in areas that are relevant to this research is preferred
• Previous research experience and/or training in implementation science preferred
• Previous experience developing and enacting Knowledge Mobilization strategies is preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of violence against women and of specific strengths and common challenges experienced by marginalized populations
• Demonstrated knowledge of research principles and methods (quantitative and qualitative)
• Advanced level skills in quantitative and/or qualitative methods and data analysis
• Knowledge of the publication process and demonstrated expertise leading and contributing to peer-review publications
• High degree of analytical accuracy, innovative thinking, sound judgement and ethical conduct, including ability to maintain confidentiality, tact and discretion
• Resourceful with a strong sense of accountability and initiative; able to work independently with little supervision
• Exceptional oral and written communication
• Highly developed organizational and project management skills
• A strong record of teamwork and demonstrated ability to develop effective, respectful, mutually beneficial relationships with varied stakeholders (e.g., academics, students, service providers, policy makers)
• Strong research project budgeting skills
• Proficiency with computer applications including word processing, data base management, analysis (e.g. NVivo, SPSS), website maintenance (basic), social media engagement.
• Well-organized and flexible; able to work in a fluid and evolving work environment with changing deadlines and priorities and able to meet deadlines

The Research Associate will directly support Dr. Ford-Gilboe’s research program, with primary responsibility for the iHEAL implementation study, and involvement in related projects. With Western as the lead organization, the Research Associate will play a critical role in supporting coordination and communication with a larger team of collaborators, staff and trainees at Western and other universities (particularly UBC and UNB) and with partners in health care organizations, while also supporting site-specific research activities (for Ontario). Specific areas of responsibility include: Planning, Design and Conduct of the Research; Data Management and Analysis; Project Management, Coordination and Team Communication; Knowledge Mobilization; and Research Administration and Reporting.