Research Coordinator at University of… · Vancouver

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B

Job Title

Research Coordinator

Department

Research | Abdulai Digital Health Design | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

May 21, 2026

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

Job End Date

May 31, 2027

 

 

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
We are seeking a research coordinator who will be responsible for managing research studies and projects at the Thrive Lab at UBC School of Nursing. The incumbent will be responsible for the management of specific ongoing research studies and, in addition, will be responsible for ethics and regulatory submissions for new research studies, data management and developing KT materials, including manuscripts. In addition, the incumbent will provide overall facilitation of group objectives by managing varying non-research lab projects, grant submissions, junior research assistants, including students and volunteers. The Research Coordinator will be based in the Principal Investigator’s Research Unit at the Surrey Campus of the UBC School of Nursing.

Organizational Status
The Research Coordinator will report directly to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Fatawu Abdulai. The Research Coordinator will collaborate with and is responsible for communications with various team members based across the country-specific to study protocol design and implementation. Research staff and trainees directly involved in data collection, data entry, and data cleaning will report directly to the Research Manager, who will oversee the recruitment, hiring, and work of the Research Assistants.

Work Performed

• Collaborates with the Principal Investigator to oversee all phases of research, including planning, execution, evaluation, and reporting

• Prepare, submit, and update ethics applications and review research ethics procedures

• Produces manuscripts, reports, and presentations; translates complex findings into plain-language summaries for website content and public materials

• Responsible for the financial administration of the projects, including preparing budgets and forecasting requirements, and financial reporting.

• Developing and implementing research/project proposals, protocols, work plans, timelines, and deliverables or milestones

• Writing project proposals; overseeing data collection; conducting analyses and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data

•  Identifying funding sources and developing funding applications

• Supervises students and provides leadership in conducting systematic and scoping reviews related to sexual and reproductive health and digital health topics, including protocol development, literature review, data synthesis, and preparation of results

• Ensures accurate and timely data collection and troubleshoots data collection issues

• Develop and refine study protocols (e.g., participant eligibility criteria, study outcomes)

• Collaborate with Principal Investigators' leads for hiring research assistants and contractors

• Facilitate regular communication to project partners

• Collaborate with our knowledge users and partners in planning, designing, and implementing KTE activities and materials

• Enforces adherence to research study protocols and ethical guidelines

• Facilitate engagement with Patient Partners, including regular communication

• Lead the creation of the lab websites

• Provide expertise in research management to develop and achieve project timelines and key performance indicators. This includes accountability for the effective implementation and execution of all research activities and independent decisions regarding the research process

• Supervise the documentation of decisions related to implementation, data collection and analysis plans, team communications, and community relations

• Performs other related duties as required in keeping with the qualifications and requirements of positions in this classification.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The Principal Investigator will review all work performed by the research coordinator. Inappropriate judgment or error on the part of the research coordinator will result in wasted time and money. The quality and productivity of the research program, our partners, research assistants, trainees, and contractors will be affected. Confidentiality of highly personal health information collected from a large cohort of vulnerable populations across Canada must be protected at all costs.

Supervision Received
The research coordinator will report primarily to the Principal Investigator. It is expected that the research coordinator will be able to work independently and be proactive in identifying challenges to the progress of the project

Supervision Given
The research coordinator will manage junior researchers, research assistants, technicians, junior staff or students

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years of related experience, or the 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

• A PhD-level degree, or a Master’s degree in health or social sciences plus equivalent experience

• Ability to effectively use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Nvivo, and reference management software.

• Ability to summarize, synthesize, and present research results effectively.

• Ability to exercise independent judgement while adhering to protocols.

• Effective organizational and time management skills.

• Effective oral and written communication, interpersonal, and multitasking skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, for both academic and community audiences.

• Ability to work both independently and proactively, and within a team environment.

• Attentive to detail, with the ability to work quickly and accurately.

• Experience with project evaluation, database management, online literature searches, conducting systematic reviews, and web-based applications is an asset.

• Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds, including members of the community, Indigenous elders and scholars, marginalized populations, health care providers, and policymakers.

• Ability to be self-directed, and to work both independently and within a team environment.