Department of Psychiatry
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Position number: 37297
Date posted: August 25, 2026
Research Assistant - Tech 3 (AESES)
Existing Regular Continuing Full-Time (Budget Funded)
Work schedule:
35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Salary:
$23.13 to $33.29 per hour ($42,096.60 to $60,587.80 per annum)
Expected Start Date
September 28, 2026
For more information please contact: Nicole Szajcz-Keller - [email protected] (2047877878)
MINIMAL FORMAL EDUCATION REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related study area such as psychology or other social science, including laboratory analysis techniques.
OR
- Completion of a Community College course in a related discipline with one years = directly-related experience.
OR
- High school completion with job-related options with a minimum of four years = directly-related experience.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience working with confidential patient health care data is required.
- Experience in a mental health environment (preferably university-based) is preferred.
- Experience working in a research environment is preferred.
- Experience working with research participants is preferred.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to carry out research procedures under general direction and to keep within budget and schedule guidelines is required.
- Ability to travel to various sites in Winnipeg and across the province is required.
- Ability and willingness to learn new techniques and administer specific phases of projects are required.
- Must have proficiency in the use of shorthand and/or recording equipment to transcribe when required.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team is required.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal are required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required.
- Must be able to complete assigned tasks accurately and meet deadlines is required.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills are required.
- Ability to pay attention to details and follow instructions is required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and knowledge of PIPPA and PHIA is required.
- A satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Experience with REDCap and SPSS is preferred.
- Experience with electronic health records preferred.
Administration:
- Meets regularly with Researchers to discuss study progress, issues and status, and quality of data collection.
- Ensures smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities.
- Provides updates and progress reports to members of the research team and stakeholders.
- Prepares documents for ethic review, privacy and data access applications.
- Coordinates research meeting schedules and bookings.
- Updates stakeholder lists and contact information.
- Assisting with clinical and quality improvement tasks when required.
- Participates in meetings.
Scientific Analysis, Reading and writing:
- Conducts literature reviews for research papers and grants.
- Drafts reports to stakeholders and granting agencies.
- Assists with preparation of reports and publications including developing materials, e.g., posters, slideshows, etc., for presentations of projects/research.
- Runs basis statistical analysis in programs such as SPSS, SAS, or STATA.
- Assists the department on data submission requirements, including frequency and format.
- Ensures data integrity by performing rigorous cleaning, error checking, and validation.
- Contributes to research analysis, including interpretation and preparation of research repo1is, as well as assisting with writing of grant proposals.
- Travels to conferences to present research findings when required.
Laboratory experiments:
- Provides coordination of research and quality improvement studies, including observational studies, surveys, in-person questionnaires, qualitative interviews, and cha1i reviews.
- Creates and maintains REDCap databases for multiple projects.
- Recruits participants for research studies including obtaining consent from them and booking appointments.
- Collects data for research and quality improvement projects (includes, but not limited to, conducting open-ended individual interviews, focus group interviews, participant observation, administering questionnaires, and collecting additional information from selected records).
- Develops and maintains study materials including assent/consent forms, data collection tools, case report forms, source documents, and other research project related materials.
- Monitors the progress of research activities; develops and maintains records of research activities, preparing periodic and ad hoc repo1is as required by investigators, administrators and funding agencies.
- Maintains data files in accordance with ethical guidelines.
- Travels to sites within Winnipeg and the province for research studies.
- May be required to perform related duties not exceeding skills and capabilities as required.
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.
