Research Assistant-2

The University of British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of British Columbia's CRISM team invites applications for two Research Assistants to join the CRISM British Columbia Team. CRISM is a national research network dedicated to generating, translating, and mobilizing evidence to improve health and well-being of people who use substances and to strengthen substance use policy, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and health systems in Canada.

The successful candidate will support a portfolio of systematic review activities addressing

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature searches to identify published research for systematic reviews.
• Screen titles and abstracts and review full texts against eligibility criteria.
• Document inclusion and exclusion decisions with notes for adjudication.
• Extract data from studies using standardized forms including design, population, outcomes.
• Support quality appraisal and risk-of-bias assessment using appropriate tools.
• Organize data with study screening records, data-extraction files, and evidence tables.
• Identify discrepancies that may affect interpretation of findings.
• Assist in synthesis and preparation of manuscripts from systematic reviews.

Job description

Job Title

Research Assistant-2

Job Category

Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile

Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 2

Job Family Group

Staff - Non Union

Department

Wood Laboratory | BC Centre for Substance Use | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$4,597.80 - $5,469.59 CAD Monthly

Job End Date

November 30, 2027

Posting End Date

November 29, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) invites applications for two Research Assistants to join the CRISM British Columbia Team ( https://www.bccsu.ca/about-crism-bc/ ). CRISM is a national research network dedicated to generating, translating, and mobilizing evidence to improve the health and well-being of people who use substances and to strengthen substance use policy, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and health systems in Canada.

The successful candidate will support a portfolio of systematic review activities addressing priority questions related to substance use, clinical care, treatment, harm reduction, prevention, public health, and health services. The work will involve the identification, screening, appraisal, extraction, organization, and synthesis of evidence from published research studies.

The position will involve working closely with CRISM investigators and research team members to support systematic reviews conducted using established methodological approaches. Depending on the project, the successful candidate may contribute to reviews intended to inform clinical practice, clinical guidelines, practice recommendations, and other evidence-based guidance documents.

The successful candidate will be expected to work carefully and systematically, apply established review protocols and eligibility criteria, maintain accurate documentation, and communicate effectively with members of the research team. The position may involve working across multiple systematic review projects and research questions.

Organizational Status

The British Columbia CRISM Node is housed at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and is comprised of a network of research scientists, service providers, policy makers, community leaders, and people with lived experience of substance use disorder. The BCCSU is the provincial resource for evidence-based information and treatment guidance in the field of addiction and is affiliated with UBC and Providence Health Care. The BCCSU advances evidence-based policy for positive and public policy change, reducing stigma, and supporting patients and their families. The BCCSU is committed to conducting and translating leading-edge research into improved addiction care across British Columbia and beyond.

Work Performed

• Conducting and supporting literature searches to identify published research relevant to systematic review questions
• Screening titles and abstracts and reviewing full-text articles against established eligibility criteria
• Documenting inclusion and exclusion decisions and identifying studies requiring further discussion or adjudication
• Extracting data from published research studies using standardized extraction forms and protocols including study design, populations, interventions or exposures, comparators, outcomes, results, study setting, funding sources, conflicts of interest, and other relevant study characteristics
• Supporting quality appraisal and risk-of-bias assessment using established methodological tools appropriate to the research question and study design
• Supporting the organization, management, and quality assurance of systematic review data including maintaining study screening records, data-extraction files, evidence tables, and other review documentation
• Identifying and documenting discrepancies or issues in published research that may affect interpretation of findings
• Supporting the assessment and documentation of potential spin or misleading reporting in published research, where relevant to the systematic review
• Supporting the development and refinement of systematic review protocols and related documentation
• Supporting registration of systematic review protocols on registries such as PROSPERO, where appropriate
• Supporting the synthesis and presentation of findings, including preparation of evidence tables and summaries of study characteristics and results
• Contributing to the preparation of manuscripts and other scholarly outputs arising from systematic review activi