Scientific Associate - Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre
Scientific Associate - Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre
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Through its core values ofCourage Respect and Excellence CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan:Connected CAMHto transform lives ignite innovation and discovery revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system a world where Mental HealthisHealth.
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CAMHs Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre is the first Centre of its kind in Canada focused exclusively on improving care research and education for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) and co-occurring mental health challenges. The Centre supports inclusive innovative and impactful work across four core pillars: research excellence clinical innovation education and training and knowledge exchange.
Our Centre brings together clinicians scientists system leaders family and self-advocate advisors and implementation experts to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. We aim to lift societal health by advancing equitable responsive services for people with NDD across Canada. Our work includes leading system transformation projects conducting implementation and evaluation studies (such as Acceptance and Commitment Training ACT for family caregivers) and creating accessible knowledge translation products that centre lived experience.
The Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre is currently seeking a full-time contract (1 year) Scientific Associate to join our team. This position will support a range of system- and community-level projects including the evaluation and implementation of ACT for family caregivers as well as national research and policy initiatives focused on accessibility service transformation and caregiver well-being. The successful candidate will play a central role in supporting research coordination project implementation data collection evaluation stakeholder engagement and knowledge translation activities across the Centre.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support and supervision for ethics approvals data collection protocols and tools and evaluation activities across multiple projects;
- Support implementation and evaluation of ACT with local regional and national partners;
- Liaise with family and self-advocate advisors researchers clinicians system partners and community stakeholders;
- Create manage and monitor detailed work plans;
- Co-develop accessible and inclusive KT tools such as toolkits newsletters and workbooks;
- Support analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data and contributing to knowledge products presentations reports and publications;
- Support Centre-wide evaluation strategy and internal learning processes;
- Participate in grant development and manuscript preparation as needed.
- PhD in Public Health Psychology Health Services Research Implementation Science or a related social/health science field;
- 1 year of relevant research experience in mental health neurodevelopmental disabilities or healthcare service improvement;
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with families and caregivers including co-designing research tools or services that reflect lived experience and caregiver perspectives.
- Demonstrated experience with implementation or evaluation research particularly involving system-level or community-engaged approaches;
- Experience with data collection platforms such as REDCap and analytical software (e.g. SPSS R or NVivo) is required;
- Strong writing skills with experience producing reports manuscripts or policy briefs;
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders including people with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their family caregivers service providers and system leaders;
- Strong project management organization and interpersonal skills; ability to manage timelines across multiple projects;
- Knowledge of accessibility inclusive research practices or Universal Design is an asset;
- Bilingualism (French/English) and/or fluency in other languages is an asset.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
