This position has a term length of 1 year plus 1 day, with the possibility of extension.

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

The candidate will work under the supervision of the principal investigator on various stroke studies, including but not limited to Act-Global and CoPrime. The candidate must be able to recruit study participants and complete follow-up visits in a timely manner. This would include consenting participants, administration of questionnaires, and conduct chart reviews to gather study data from the EMR system. They will be required to interact with participants, family members, along with University and Alberta Health Services staff. The candidate must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills to assist with a wide range of clinical research activities.

In this position, the Research Assistant must be able to work independently to organize and perform the day-to-day operations of the research studies and knowledge translation. This may include but is not limited to: recruiting participants; coordinating participant research visits; collecting data via questionnaires, cognitive assessments, and other data-gathering processes as required; recording data in local and shared databases; drafting ethics applications and providing ongoing written and oral communication with the Research Ethics Board, NACTRC, and the sponsors; monitoring study progress; assisting with manuscript preparation and submission; and responding to inquiries pertaining to research received from the public and other healthcare providers.

• Current enrollment in post-secondary education of a Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Experience with patient interaction and administration of questionnaires, dealing with patients, responding to study-related questions in-person as well as on the telephone
• Experience in data management
• Intermediate level competency with MS Office (Word and Excel) and Adobe
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, time lines and a flexible work schedule
• Ability to work efficiently and in a professional and ethical manner
• Ability to work independently as well as with others on a team
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, team work and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of EEG and fNIRS data acquisition is preferred.

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This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

• Reviews and adheres to multiple research protocols
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care, including administering cognitive tests, study questionnaires, and other data-gathering processes
• Organizes hardcopy and computer tiles related to ongoing studies
• Records, accesses and transfers data from medical records to electronic databases
• Assist systematic reviews by screening and extracting data from research articles
• Provides administrative support for grant applications, presentations, publications, reports and other program based initiatives
• With the assistance of PI and other research personnel, edits and updates ethics applications for the Health Research Ethics Board pertaining to submissions, amendments
• Self-monitor and self-audit responsibilities
• Prepare and submit operational approvals
• Ensure the smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities including assisting the PI to assure that only qualified individuals perform study related procedures with the appropriate level of supervision under the policies set forth by the University of Alberta