Study Coordinator, Rural Research Participation

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Job Summary
The Coordinator Rural Research Participation Centre for Rural Health Research is responsible for assisting the Principal Investigator and key partners to investigate understand and document the barriers to proportionate inclusion of rural participants in health-related research. This will be done through understanding the lived and living experiences of rural community members who have participated in research studies and those who have not been able to participate prioritizing data outputs that can inform increased inclusion at a regional and provincial level. It will also rely on the recruitment experiences of urban-based research teams and their level of prioritization of rural inclusion. The potential knowledge users of this work include university research leaders and national and provincial research funding agencies.

Organizational Status
The Rural Research Participation Coordinator will be housed at the Centre for Rural Health Research (CRHR) Department of Family Practice at UBC. CRHR is a clearing-house for academic and community-based researchers policy makers administrators and other key partners working together to produce evidence to inform policy to sustain rural health care. CRHR programs have been funded by CIHR the Shared Care Committee the Specialists Services Committee the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice and Interior Health Authority. The Rural Research Participation project is funded by Michael Smith Health Research BC.

The Department of Family Practice educates students physicians and midwives to be effective providers of patient-centered care in the context of family and communities. Our vision: to improve the health of people throughout British Columbia. The Department provides leadership for innovation in health care fosters partnerships for promotion and enhancement of family medicine and midwifery supports faculty to teach and inspire medical and midwifery students and family practice residents across the faculty and supports faculty to undertake primary care research.

Work Performed

The Rural Research Participation Coordinator will be responsible for:

a. Overseeing the project including:

• Preparing ethics application;

• Developing the qualitative instruments (survey and interview guide);

• Overseeing and participating in ongoing data collection and analysis;

• Drafting and reviewing project reports manuscripts and other knowledge translation materials.

b. Administrative functions including:

• Liaising with key partners in universities and granting agencies to keep them informed of progress

• Setting up and maintaining project grants;

c. Human resources including:

• Supervising UBC Work Learn students;

• Organizing supporting and motivating the project team;

d. Project management including:

• Short-term and long-term activity and resource planning;

• Estimating costs and maintaining adherence to the project budget;

• Monitoring overall progress and use of resources;

• Preparing quarterly financial and activity reports to funders;

• Planning and facilitating weekly team meetings;

• Planning and facilitating with the project PI regular Community Advisory Committee meetings;

e. Developing grant applications for leveraged funding.

Day to Day operations will include:

a. Establishing ongoing priorities directions work plans and timelines within the context responsibilities and deliverables of the project;
b. Engaging in all aspects of the project work;
c. Identifying project strategy and goals in the context of the project framework;
d. Collaborating independently and initiating building and managing relationships with local and regional partners;
e. Managing ethics applications;
f. Overseeing and ensuring personnel support is provided;
g. Writing and submitting grant applications; directing grant applications to appropriate funding sources where and if appropriate;
h. Managing the work of WorkLearn and FLEX students;
i. Consulting with team members to organize implement and coordinate project deliverables;
j. Investigating identifying and taking action on new research opportunities;
k. Contributing to knowledge translation activities with a focus on facilitating the submission of academic publications for peer review.

Scientific Responsibilities Knowledge Sharing & Knowledge Translation:

a. Developing manuscripts reports and presentations of process milestones and review findings as required;

b. Preparing quarterly updates for circulation among team and partners;

c. Leading ongoing interactions with team members;

d. Leading ongoing interactions with partner groups;

e. Reviewing scientific manuscripts and abstracts for publication;

f. Investigating and identifying knowledge translation opportunities and guiding related activities.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The Project Coordinator is responsible for the planning design and implementation of research activities in collaboration with members of the larger project team. This position requires working effectively within an organizational structure and involves a high degree of self-direction the ability to work to tight timelines and strong interpersonal skills. Poor decisions and errors in judgment could result in delayed completion of projects or inappropriate planning result in financial loss and damage the reputation of the Centre for Rural Health Research the Faculty of Medicine and the University of British addition the impact if an error occurred would be misinterpretation of results in information disseminated to decision-makers the public and academic audiences. The consequences could lead to inappropriate policy and decision-making related to policy and resource allocation.

The Project Coordinator must exercise good will tact judgment and discretion in working with various senior professionals and collaborating with internal and external agencies. Knowledge and sensitivity to issues is required.

The Coordinator is expected to communicate with internal senior administration staff research investigators and community/external agencies. Errors in decision-making may compromise the reputation of the project/the key investigators.

Supervision Received
The Coordinator works with independence but regularly communicates with the Principal
Investigator and the project advisory committee.

Supervision Given
The Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of project including the supervision/co-supervision of team members.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in rural health service research an asset.

• Strong experience with and expertise in qualitative and quantitative research including survey design delivery and analysis and qualitative research preferred.

• Ability to build and work within collaborative environments.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to effectively manage staff.

• Familiarity with rural health services an asset.

• Computer experience and intermediate competency with Microsoft Word Outlook PowerPoint and Excel and data analysis software (e.g. SPSS NVivo).

• Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to compose correspondence reports presentations and other written materials using clear concise business English.

• Ability to facilitate and contribute to manuscript and report writing in conjunction with the PI.

• Effective presentation skills and ability to communicate information in a way that is understandable to lay audiences.

• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members and stakeholders.

• Highly organized and proven skills in project management.

• High level of thoroughness accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data determine implications and provide recommendations.

• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities.

• Proven ability to plan prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet difficult deadlines.

• Ability to review critique and synthesize literature and information from various sources.

• Ability to exercise tact and discretion.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and demonstrate high level of initiative and self-directedness.