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Research Officer

Date Posted : 07 / 10 / 2025

Req ID : 44184

Faculty / Division : Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department : Inst of Health Policy, Mgmt & Evaluation

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00058170

Description : About us :

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a Faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School, which played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, went through a dramatic renaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world. With $76 million in research funding per year, including more than $31.5 million held at DLSPH, the School contributes to improving population health and health policy and health systems through discoveries and innovation in data science and AI, maternal, child and reproductive health, climate change [response], implementation and improvement sciences, preventable disease through vaccines and prevention through [and] wellness such as with diabetes, comparative health policy, sustainable and equitable health systems, global and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity :

The Research Officer role is embedded in the work of a CIHR-funded mixed-methods research team. The focus for this research project is on understanding the processes and mechanisms that lead to high performing interprofessional primary health care teams. The study is led by Dr. Walter Wodchis with a highly experienced research team representing expertise in epidemiology, ethnography, patient-centred care, implementation science, health policy and primary health care. The Optimizing Teams for Interprofessional Care in Primary Health Care Teams (OPTIC-PHC) project will undertake 5 longitudinal mixed-methods case studies in interprofessional primary health care teams in Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia. This position will have a lead role in the Ontario case studies, contribute to project planning from end to end, participating in and overseeing data collection and analysis with strong integration with other provincial teams.

As the Research Officer, you will utilize your strong research and analytical skills to develop research project protocols research data collection tools. You will use your strong writing and presentation skills to present at conferences and support data analyses. Your solid communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills will enable you to contribute to advancing the overall goals and initiatives of the project.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Planning and implementing components of research projects and developing research project protocols
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables, and reporting
• Determining, implementing, and executing qualitative and / or mixed methods research according to research objectives
• Participating in data collection using ethnographic methods including (participant) observations, interviews and focus-groups with senior healthcare managers, clinicians, and with (potentially vulnerable) patient populations
• Writing field notes, collecting, coding, analyzing and synthesizing technical, qualitative and contextual research data
• Conducting document analyses and literature reviews to support research activities and publications.
• Delivering presentations at conferences
• Directing the activities of research assistants

Essential Qualifications :

Assets (Nonessential) :

To be successful in this role you will be :

This is a term position of 2 years.

Closing Date : 07 / 18 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Grant - Term

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 13 $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Research Administration & Teaching

Recruiter : Amanda Krmek

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca .

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