Director of Qualitative Methods and Training Program

University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution in Edmonton is seeking a Director of the Qualitative Methods and Training Program. The role involves developing and implementing a training program for the Department of Psychiatry, aimed at enhancing faculty and trainee skills in qualitative and mixed-methods research. This in-person position offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary range of $92,312 to $126,931, with an initial appointment of three years.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in developing qualitative and mixed methods training programs.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to assess training needs and implement appropriate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assess specific needs for the Training Program.
• Develop and implement a qualitative/mixed research methods Training Program.
• Confer with departmental leaders and manage budgeting for resources.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

In accordance with the Trust/Research Academic Staff Agreement, this position has a comprehensive benefits package and an annual salary range of $92,312 to $126,931. This position has an initial appointment of 3 years.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

This position will be uniquely responsible with assessing specific needs, developing and implementing a qualitative/mixed research methods Training Program for the Department of Psychiatry. The Director of the Qualitative Methods and Training Program will assess the department’s faculty and trainee training needs, determine best course of action for development of a training program, confer with the department chair and key departmental leaders, work with Academic Department Manager to develop appropriate budgeting for necessary staff, services, and resources, and implement the training program as determined. It is anticipated that a training program will have three primary elements: didactic seminar, skills-training workshops, and 1:1/research team project-specific consultation. The goal will be to convey methodological knowledge, and train and provide project-specific skills and coaching to department faculty conducting qualitative and mixed-methods quality improvement and clinical research projects. The long-term goal is to increase the capacity of the department to conduct formative and evaluative qualitative and mixed methods research and clinical projects that both increase faculty/staff skills overall and, ultimately, optimize clinical care.