Research Assistant

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has a term end date of April 16, 2025, and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page .

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

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine

The Division of Nephrology is the main health-care centre for people across northern Alberta suffering from kidney disease. It is part of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network, which includes clinical investigators in Edmonton and Calgary, all focused on clinical research and research training aimed at improving the health and well-being of people with kidney disease.

Position 

The candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. David Collister on various studies. The candidate must be able to recruit study participants and complete follow-up including the administration of questionnaires, which will require them to interact with patients, University, and Alberta Health Services staff. The candidate will conduct chart reviews to gather study data. The candidate must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills to assist with a wide range of clinical research activities.
This position primarily takes place in the North Campus- University of Alberta Hospital dialysis unit and Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic but will require travel to other dialysis units located at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, West Edmonton Kidney Care, Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, and Gene Zwozdesky Centre Norwood, and Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Duties 

• Reviews and adheres to multiple research protocols
• Assists with the recruitment and follow-up of study participants, including the completion of screening, consent, and case report forms
• Organizes hardcopy and computer files related to ongoing studies
• Records, accesses and transfers data from medical records to electronic database
• Assist systematic reviews by screening and extracting data from research articles
• Provides administrative support for presentations, publications, and reports
• With the assistance of PI and other research personnel, edits and updates ethics applications for the Health Research Ethics Board pertaining to protocol amendments and ICF revisions

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-secondary education of a Bachelor’ s degree in relevant field
• Experience with patient interaction and administration of questionnaires, dealing with patients, responding to study-related questions
• 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, timelines 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data management
• Familiar with retrieving patient information from patient charts
• Fluency in French would be an asset

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.