Research Coordinator

The University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta is seeking a Research Coordinator to lead an innovative, community-engaged health research program. You will coordinate projects across Alberta and Ontario, ensuring ethical and scientific standards are met and that studies are delivered on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized with strong communication and mentoring skills, experienced in qualitative and CP research, and committed to health equity and collaborating with diverse

Qualifications

• Oversee ethics applications, budgets, timelines, and team communications.
• Experience with qualitative and community-based participatory research is preferred.
• Health equity, cancer care, palliative care, and research involving racialized communities is valued.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary health research projects across Alberta and Ontario to deliver on time and within budget.
• Oversee project coordination, ethics applications, budgets, timelines, and team communications.
• Mentor trainees and supervise research staff.
• Contribute to data collection, analysis, literature reviews, grant applications, and knowledge mobilization.
• Build relationships with community organizations, patient partners, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Project coordination

Qualitative research

Community-based research

Ethics applications

Budget management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Excellent communication

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 has an expected end date of December 31, 2027.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person work at North Campus Edmonton.

This Principal Investigator's (PI) Research Team is looking for a highly organized and collaborative Research Coordinator to play a central role in leading innovative, community-engaged health research. Working closely with internal and external collaborators, you\'ll help coordinate multidisciplinary research projects across Alberta and Ontario, ensuring studies are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest ethical and scientific standards.

In this dynamic role, you\'ll oversee project coordination, ethics applications, budgets, timelines, and team communications while mentoring trainees and supervising research staff. You\'ll contribute to all stages of the research process, from data collection, analysis, and literature reviews to writing reports, publications, grant applications, and knowledge mobilization activities. You\'ll also build strong relationships with community organizations, patient partners, and other stakeholders to support meaningful, impactful research.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator with strong organizational and digital skills, experience in qualitative and community-based participatory research, and a passion for improving health outcomes through collaborative research. Experience in health equity, cancer care, palliative and end-of-life care, and research involving racialized communities is considered a strong asset.