Postdoctoral Scholar, Community Health Sciences

Description

Area:  Black Child Mental Health

Duration:   1 year with possibility of extension 

Start Date:   April 1, 2025

Salary:   $60,000 $CAD per annum, plus University of Calgary Plan C health benefits

The Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Black Child Mental Health.

The postdoctoral Scholar must be able to work in person five days a week onsite in Calgary. The applicant must also be able to travel across sites.

Application to postdoctoral scholarships, such as CIHR and SSHRC award will be expected.

Job Description:

• Assist Principal Investigator in the design and development of research project
• Engage with Black communities
• Recruit participants for the study
• Collect interview and focus group data
• Analyze data including with NVivo qualitative data analysis software
• Develop and submit research proposals
• Apply advanced theoretical and/or analytical techniques
• Write papers for publication
• Develop presentations for events, conferences and other knowledge mobilization products
• Manage ethics submissions, modifications and renewals
• Mentor and train research assistants and graduate student
• Organize and co-facilitate conversation cafes
• Develop data collection instruments including interview instruments
• Conduct literature reviews, literature search, scoping review, and systematic review
• Recruit research participants
• Manage project documentation including protocol development, project planning, evaluation, and reporting
• Assist with research data management
• Coordinate and participate in community and stakeholder engagement sessions
• Attend research team meetings
• The individual may also coordinate and engage in research activities that broadly improves the lives of Black people in Canada
   

Qualifications:

• PhD degree in health sciences, social science, education or related field
• PhD must have been awarded within the last seven years
• Experience working on research projects with Black communities in Canada
• Track record of journal publications
• Outstanding writing and communication skills
• Strong motivation to submit papers for publication in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to perform detailed design, documentation, and implementation of moderately complex qualitative analysis
• Indepth theoretical knowledge of intersectionality theory and/or critical race theory
• Indepth knowledge of child mental health
• Ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate student
• Advanced software and database experience required with proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience with NVivo will be required
• Experience with: participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, developing and maintaining ethics applications, writing manuscripts and reports, assisting with grants and funding applications
• Experience with qualitative research activities: developing interview guides; conducting interviews and focus groups; transcription and data analysis
• Ability to perform detailed design, documentation, and implementation of moderately complex research project
• Track record of building positive relationship with Black and racialized communities is required
• High level of effective time management, personal initiative, and teamwork
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, organization, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
• Able to recognize and resolve routine problems in the research process
• Bilingual applicants (English and French) will be prioritized in the selection process

Application Details:

Application deadline is March 21, 2025.  Send cover letter, CV, contact information for 3 references and a writing sample (e.g. peer reviewed publication) to Dr. Bukola Salami at [email protected]
 

The terms and conditions of employment are covered under the UCalgary and PDAC Collective Agreement. To find out more about postdoctoral scholar program at the University of Calgary visit our Postdocs website.  

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Postdoc Careers website.

About the University of Calgary

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