Role overview

Description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

This position has an initial appointment of 1 year.

Location- This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

The Health Technology & Policy Unit in the School of Public Health undertakes research aimed at creating knowledge to support fair, evidence-informed decision making around the introduction and use of health technologies, services and programs in the publicly funded healthcare system. It also conducts health technology assessments (HTAs)and evidence reviews for Alberta Health. HTA uses evaluative methods from the social and applied sciences, including clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, modelling, and qualitative techniques to systematically examine the clinical, economic, social, legal, ethical and overall system implications of health technologies and programs.

Responsibilities

The main role of this position will be to lead the production of Health Evidence Reviews (HERs) at the request of government. It requires proficiency in systematic review (including critical appraisal and meta-analytic techniques) and scoping review methods; basic quantitative techniques; and qualitative approaches to collecting and analysing data. Strong communication skills are needed, since the position must interact with many different stakeholder communities. In addition to this main role, there will be opportunities to engage in other research related to methods for assessing technologies, services and programs throughout their lifecycle and determining the broader social value of therapies for rare diseases as part of other grants held by members of the Unit. Therefore, activities in which the research associate will be involved include planning, developing, conducting, implementing and disseminating research in the form of HTAs and other empirical work.

Lead, as well as undertake systematic and scoping reviews of health evidence
Conduct analyses of administrative data
Liaise with members of various stakeholder communities
Represent the Unit at meetings and conferences
Engage in other research activities of the Unit

Qualifications

PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, or public health required.
Minimum of 4 years research experience in a post graduate research and education environment
Peer-reviewed publication track record (in areas relevant to HTA preferred)
Excellent quantitative and qualitative research skills
Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and critical thinking skills
Ability to work independently and in a team
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel)
Proficient in EndNote or other software for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Proficient in STATA, SPSS, or SAS
Proficient in nVIVO
Proficient in EndNote or other bibliographic database management software

The following qualifications would be considered an asset:

Experience leading academic or applied research teams
Experience teaching graduate students qualitative and quantitative research methods
Training in knowledge integration for improving the uptake of research findings
Experience in consensus building techniques

Application Instructions

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This position offers a comprehensivebenefits packagewith an annual salary range of $83,195 to $93,603.

The terms and conditions of this appointment are governed bySchedule Eof the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.