Post Doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

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Post End Date :

January 1, 2026 at 11 : 59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Temporary Research Positions (Employee Group)

Please note this is a 2-year fixed term contract with benefits.

About the Role :

We are seeking a quantitatively trained Post Doctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences to work on a funded team study focused on youth mental health, equity, and inclusion in the school context. This position will be required to engage with partners (Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Health Ontario, Ophea, and schools) and youth to identify, co-create, and mobilize quantitative evidence using existing survey data from a large ongoing longitudinal study. The Post Doctoral Fellow will also lead the quantitative evaluation of a youth engagement model embedded within the research that will be implemented at the national and local level (in schools).

The Post Doctoral Fellow will :

• Oversee the project coordination and communication with team;
• Assist with project administration including ethics applications and approvals;
• Lead the quantitative evaluation of the multi-level youth engagement model (, data analysis, knowledge mobilization);
• Conduct quantitative data analysis to topics related to youth mental health, equity, and inclusion;
• Lead publications, reports, and presentations of study results based on partner and youth identified priorities;
• Lead additional knowledge mobilization activities (both academic and non-academic);
• Indirectly mentor and supervise Research Assistants and graduate students.

Key Skills and Experience :

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Salary and Total Rewards :

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