CRISM National Coordinator, Faculty of Arts

University of Calgary; Calgary; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as the National Coordinator for CRISM, where you will lead impactful substance use intervention research across Canada. This full-time role offers the opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, ensuring that evidence-based practices are translated into real-world applications. You will manage national activities, oversee budgets, and facilitate knowledge mobilization workshops, all while fostering partnerships that enhance research efforts. If you are passionate about making a difference in public health and have a strong background in research management, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in communities across the nation.

Qualifications

• University degree in public health, sociology, psychology, or related field.
• 3+ years of research program management experience, preferably in addiction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate national research activities and communication across CRISM nodes.
• Manage the CRISM national budget and administrative record-keeping.

Skills

Research Program Management

Knowledge Translation

Communication Skills

Cultural Competency

Fluency in French and English

Education

University Degree in Relevant Discipline

Tools

CIHR Familiarity

Job description

Description

The Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a CRISM National Coordinator.

Job Description:

The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) is seeking a full-time bilingual National Coordinator for an exciting and challenging five-year position (performance to be reviewed after the first year).
The position will support problematic substance use intervention research across Canada via the five CRISM Nodes. The position will be administered through one of the five partner universities where Nodes are housed, and working remotely is feasible.

CRISM's objective is to translate evidence-based interventions for illicit and prescription drug misuse into clinical practice, community-based prevention, and health system changes. CRISM is a platform to conduct substance misuse intervention research, including community-based primary and secondary prevention, as well as randomized pharmacotherapy and psychosocial trials with collaborating treatment programs. CRISM is modeled after the US National Institute of Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network, and like this NIH network, is a national consortium of academic researchers, service providers, consumers, and policymakers.

CRISM provides a concrete mechanism to enhance collaboration with non-academic partners and researchers alike. Funding provided to CRISM will be used to develop and maintain national infrastructure to support research and knowledge exchange on problematic substance use interventions delivered in clinical and community settings.

The Coordinator will assume overall responsibility for daily management and oversight of national-level activities of CRISM, an initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Qualifications:

• University degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., public health, sociology, psychology, health policy, health economics, medicine) with completed coursework in research methodologies, statistics, policy analysis, and research ethics;
• At least three years of research program management experience, which will have included oversight of funds and supervision of staff, accountability, preferably in addiction;
• Experience in knowledge translation and mobilization;
• French-and English language fluency;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Knowledge of and experience working within health and/or government systems (experience in addiction and mental health systems is strongly preferred);
• Broad experience in research administration including familiarity with CIHR;
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and timelines;
• Ability to establish and maintain well-functioning professional relationships with a variety of individuals and groups drawn from academic and non-academic interests;
• Awareness and cultural competency with Indigenous stakeholders and populations;
• Sensitivity to ethical issues, especially privacy and confidentiality.

Accountabilities:

This position is accountable to the 5 CRISM Nominated Principal Investigators (the BC Node office is located in Vancouver, the Prairie Node in Edmonton, the Ontario Node in Toronto, the Quebec Node in Montreal, and the Atlantic Node in Halifax).

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinating national research activities and communication across CRISM nodes.
• Liaising with the Indigenous Engagement Platform.
• Coordinating implementation of IT resources to provide online supports for cross-node activities.
• Planning and implementing knowledge mobilization activities and workshops, including an annual national CRISM meeting, to facilitate dialogue and collaboration among CRISM members.
• Drafting national documents (e.g., reports, presentations, webinars) describing CRISM activities.
• Overall management of the CRISM national budget, administrative record-keeping, and coordinating sub-contracts for national services.
• Maintaining relationships with a diverse group of academic and non-academic node members, as well as community outreach.
• Raising awareness about substance use issues and promoting evidence-based interventions at the community level, by collaborating with community-based organizations and local level organizations.
• Fostering partnerships and collaborations with external organizations to leverage resources and expertise in advancing CRISM's platform.
• Bridging the gap between stakeholders by identifying relevant research, facilitating communication, and fostering collaboration to ensure that research findings inform decision-making and practice.
• Drafting national reports and other documents.
• Some travel will be required.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2025.

About the University of Calgary:

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences, and entrepreneurial thinking.

About Calgary, Alberta:

Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders in business, community, philanthropy, and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.