Research assistant – casual position

Start date: As soon as possible

Application deadline: Will remain until filled

Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Buzanko

Faculty: Faculty of Health Disciplines

Overview

Specific activities include, but are not limited to:

The primary purpose of this project is to develop a unified and collaborative universal prevention program to address the increasing prevalence of anxiety and other emotional disorders in children. The key priority of this program is to enhance children's emotion regulation skills and resilience across the school and home environments.

The primary job duties for the Graduate Research Assistant RA2 will include:

• Conducting and supporting literature reviews
• Completing necessary training
• There may be opportunities to participate in research participant recruitment, focus groups, assessments, qualitative interviewing, and collaborating on qualitative data analysis and narrative interviews,
• Program development, refinement, and optimization.
• Maintaining organized records of research activities, collected data, and program development progress,
• Contributing to the preparation of summaries, reports, presentations, draft abstracts, grant applications, research ethics board applications, and manuscripts

Throughout these responsibilities, the research assistant will contribute to the successful execution of the research program, ensuring its alignment with objectives, ethical standards, and the overall mission to bridge anxiety to resilience through adaptive emotion regulation.

The successful candidate will work with, and directly report to, Dr. Caroline Buzanko at Athabasca University. Dr. Buzanko will provide training and mentorship for all activities. This is a casual position with flexible hours. The rate of pay will be commensurate with experience and collective agreement provisions. All duties can be completed remotely.

Qualifications:

1. Graduate degree in progress
2. Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
3. Strong writing skills
4. Advanced Qualitative Research course
5. Previous research experience is preferred
6. Interest in children's emotional well-being and resilience

Location: Home Office

How to apply:

Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit their application by email to Dr. Caroline Buzanko at carolinebuzanko@athabascau.ca Applications should include (as a single PDF file):

• a brief cover letter that summarizes your skills, interests and experience
• a current resume or curriculum vitae
• an unofficial copy of your transcript
• and the contact information for 1 - 2 references

Evaluation of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

For more information on this Research Assistant Opportunity, please contact Dr. Buzanko at carolinebuzanko@athabascau.ca

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Athabasca University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities.

Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.

Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.

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