Clinical Research Assistant - Faculty of Kinesiology

University of Calgary; Calgary; In loco; CAD 42.000 - 54.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre invites applications for a Clinical Research Assistant. This fixed-term recurring part-time position is approximately 12 months and reports to the Director of Operations.

The role includes grant readiness, ethics submissions, data collection, and coordination of participant visits for musculoskeletal research. Responsibilities cover subject screening, consent, scheduling, data entry, and collaboration with investigators, physicians, and clinical

Competenze

• Minimum undergraduate degree in Kinesiology or Athletic Therapy, or related discipline with knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries and assessments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience preferred in clinical contact with patients/subjects.
• Experience in research is preferred.
• Effective time and project management skills.
• Demonstrates personal initiative and teamwork.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and the ability to learn new clinical and study-specific software programs.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills.

Mansioni

• Function independently with direct supervision to learn the role and the specific clinical skills.
• Subsequently work independently with minimal supervision.
• Be accountable for patient confidentiality, maintenance of clinical/research records with attention to all privacy regulations and policies.
• Take the online module on ethics in order to become familiar with the ethical expectations of doing research.
• Screen patients for eligibility, recruit study subjects and provide informed consent forms for participation in proposed or ongoing research projects.
• Recruit subjects into ongoing research studies within expected timelines.
• Schedule patients for study visits and/or completion of online health-related outcome measures for all study patients, and for ongoing research studies as designated by the supervisor.
• Collect data from study subjects at each visit, including clinical examination and health-related outcome measures.
• Conduct clinical orthopaedic musculoskeletal injury assessments, including examination of patients with shoulder, hip and/or knee problems.
• Teach patients home-based rehab programs that have already been developed and tested.
• Successful project management skills, as measured by a number of subjects lost for follow-up or missed data collection in all ongoing research studies.
• Assist with data entry and cleaning for subsequent analysis for multiple research projects.
• Submit abstracts for presentation at sport medicine and/or orthopaedic meetings.
• Present study results at sport medicine and/or orthopaedic meetings.
• Maintain and develop clinical procedures, particularly as it relates to the research and provide support for streamlining clinical procedures during orthopaedic clinics.

Conoscenze

Effective communication

Strong organizational skills

Teamwork

Time management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology or Athletic Therapy

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

The Sport Medicine in the Faculty of Kinesiology invites applications for a Clinical Research Assistant. This Fixed Term Recurring Part-timeposition is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

This recurring part-time position is part of the AUPE Collective Bargaining Unit and reports to the Director of Operations. The position is responsible for identifying research grant funding opportunities, guidelines and requirements for clinical and functional research studies that will be performed at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre. The position will also assist the principal investigators and co-investigators with the preparation and submission of the research grant applications.

The position will also be responsible for assisting the principal investigators with the preparation of research proposals and ethics submissions for review by the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB). The position will maintain ethics reporting requirements for each of the research studies.

The position may also be involved with study subject screening, consenting and recruitment, enrolment, scheduling, follow-up, administration of patient-reported outcomes, data collection and data entry. The individual in this position may be required to attend the orthopaedic, sport medicine and/or acute knee injury clinics, and be present for subject recruitment and completion of study follow-up visits. The individual may also be required to assist with the testing and data collection in a neuromuscular sport performance and functional testing lab.

The position is required to effectively communicate with all members of the research team, other
physicians and surgeons, physiotherapists, clinical administrative staff and patients. The individual in this position must demonstrate strong organizational skills to ensure that subject study visits are scheduled on time and that all research records are collected and regularly maintained. This position works relatively independently, determines their own work schedule, and seeks guidance from other staff or their supervisor when appropriate. Coaching and training is informal, and feedback provided by the supervisor assists the individual in developing further clinical, research and personal skills.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Function independently with direct supervision to learn the role and the specific clinical skills.
• Subsequently work independently with minimal supervision.
• Be accountable for patient confidentiality, maintenance of clinical/research records with attention to all privacy regulations and policies.
• Take the online module on ethics in order to become familiar with the ethical expectations of doing research.
• Screen patients for eligibility, recruit study subjects and provide informed consent forms for participation in proposed or ongoing research projects.
• Recruit subjects into ongoing research studies within expected timelines.
• Schedule patients for study visits and/or completion of online health-related outcome measures for all study patients, and for ongoing research studies as designated by the supervisor.
• Collect data from study subjects at each visit, including clinical examination and health-related outcome measures.
• Conduct clinical orthopaedic musculoskeletal injury assessments, including examination of patients with shoulder, hip and/or knee problems.
• Teach patients home-based rehab programs that have already been developed and tested.
• Successful project management skills, as measured by a number of subjects lost for follow-up or missed data collection in all ongoing research studies.
• Assist with data entry and cleaning for subsequent analysis for multiple research projects.
• Submit abstracts for presentation at sport medicine and/or orthopaedic meetings.
• Present study results at sport medicine and/or orthopaedic meetings.
• Maintain and develop clinical procedures, particularly as it relates to the research and provide support for streamlining clinical procedures during orthopaedic clinics.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum undergraduate degree in Kinesiology or Athletic Therapy, or related discipline with knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries and assessments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience preferred in clinical contact with patients/subjects.
• Experience in research is preferred.
• Effective time and project management skills.
• Demonstrates personal initiative and teamwork.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and has the ability to learn new clinical and study-specific software programs.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills.

Application Deadline

November 13, 2026

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