Research Assistant/Technician 2

The University of British Columbia; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 51,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of British Columbia is seeking a part-time Research Administrative Assistant (0.75 FTE) for the Pan-GEM project in Vancouver. You will support national coordination, document management, and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with ethical standards.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma with related experience and a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion; a psychology/mental health related degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent with at least two years of related experience or equivalent.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives and commit to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Collect documents, obtain signatures for agreements, and prepare timely financial reports for the granting agency; maintain project records.
• Coordinate information sharing, meeting minutes, and documents with national collaborators.
• Coordinate biological sample shipments.
• Coordinate onboarding of new staff and in-person meetings.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Equity & Inclusion awareness

Education

High school diploma

Psychology / Mental Health degree

Tools

Word processing

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Title & Department

Staff - Non Union Job Category Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants Job Profile Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 2 Job Title Research Assistant/Technician 2 Department Stewart Laboratory | Department of Psychiatry | Faculty of Medicine

Job Summary

Reporting to the site PI and Research Manager, the Pan-Canadian initiative Linking Genomic, Environmental and Mental Health Data in Children and Youth (Pan-GEM) is currently seeking a part-time (0.75 FTE), contract (6 months, with possibility of extension) Research Administrative Assistant to support a national research study. The project brings together child and adolescent mental health studies across Canada to generate a representative data set to examine genetic and environmental risk and resiliency factors.

Organizational Status

This position reports to the Project Manager and the project executive team including Dr Stewart.

Work Performed

• Collecting documents, obtaining signatures for agreements, preparing accurate and timely financial reports to the granting agency, and responsible for maintaining project records.
• Coordinate sharing of information, meetings minutes, and other associated documents with national collaborators.
• Coordinate biological sample shipments.
• Coordinating in-person meetings and support onboarding of new staff.

Support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable University of British Columbia policies, as well as all regulatory and legislative requirements.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The post holder is required to conduct all research activities in an ethical manner. Patient confidentiality must be respected when dealing with patient data. Errors made could influence and compromise the results of the research project, and therefore impact the credibility of the investigators and national collaborators. As data and results may be disseminated to other research partners, their results and credibility can be negatively influenced by the researcher's error.

Supervision

• Received: Works under supervision of the Research Manager and site PI in carrying out duties and responsibilities. They will receive instructions during orientation and on subsequent new assignments or changes in procedures.
• Given: None.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduation, some additional training in a related field and a minimum two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own.
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology, Mental Health, Healthcare administration or a related field.
• Previous experience working with budgets and/or financial reports is a strong asset.
• Proficiency with word processing, PowerPoint and Excel is required.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and diverse stakeholders is essential.
• Demonstrated communications skills (both oral and written) are required.

Salary / Compensation

Compensation Range $4,597.80 - $5,469.59 CAD Monthly

Job Duration

Part-time (0.75 FTE), contract (6 months, with possibility of extension).

Posting Dates

Posting End Date: August 30, 2026

Job End Date: February 28, 2027

About UBC

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.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.

We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, and/or Indigenous person.

However Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

If you have any accommodation or accessibility needs during the job application process, please contact the Centre for Workplace Accessibility at [e-mail].