Research Associate - Occupational Health & Safety

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title

Research Associate - Occupational Health & Safety

Department

Partnership for Work, Health and Safety | School of Population and Public Health | Faculty of Medicine (Christopher McLeod)

Posting End Date

August 9, 2024

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

Job End Date

Dec 31, 2027

Salary Range: $100,000 to $110,000 a year (allocated based on experience and qualifications)

Housed within the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is an innovative unit structured around four divisions (Occupational and Environmental Health; Health Services and Policy; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Practice; and Health in Populations) that provides multidisciplinary opportunities for researchers, learners and decision makers to develop creative evidence-based strategies to solve public health issues.

Operating within SPPH, the Partnership is an innovative research unit that combines rigorous work and health research with effective knowledge translation. The Partnership brings together policy-makers, researchers and data resources from national and international organizations to address current and emerging issues of work-related health in Canada. Our program of research is aimed at improving our understanding of the causes and consequences of injuries and illness, identifying high-risk industries and occupations, and investigating the impact of policies and procedures on worker health. Our collaboration, based on best practices of knowledge transfer, enables researchers and decision-makers to work together to identify relevant questions, understand data, and produce useful information to effectively inform policy and practice. The Partnership is founded on years of research experience and expertise working with workers’ compensation data from across Canada. It is an excellent environment for an early career scientist to contribute to a program of research on work and health, and workers’ compensation.

The primary activities of the Research Associate include:

• Leading a program of research that uses observational research study designs to evaluate policies and programs designed to prevent work-related injury and illness as well as improving disability and return-to-work outcomes related to them

• Conducting analyses using appropriate statistical methods and programs for observational research studies

• Authoring/co-authoring manuscripts for peer-review publication

• Drafting, editing, and reviewing technical reports and research briefs

• Leading and supporting colleagues in preparing grant applications

• Assisting with the development of workers' compensation data for research purposes

• Presenting research findings at conferences and workshops with academic and non-academic audiences and having regular engagement with decision-makers for translation of research evidence in to practice.

• Supervising analysts, research assistants, students and/or junior graduate students

• Participating in team meetings and contributing to Partnership academic and research activities

Qualified candidates will have a PhD in a relevant discipline such as population and public health, occupational health/epidemiology, or any health science field or social sciences (i.e., economics, sociology, political science, geography) with a focus on work health and/or labour market outcomes; experience working in occupational health research projects (preferred); and a background in applying statistical and observational research methods to large linked administrative datasets. Ideally candidates will have at least two years of experience in policy research and three years of experience managing multiple research projects of various scopes and sizes. Experience in economic evaluation or mixed methods research is required. The following skills are required:

• Advanced understanding of, and proven experience using, advanced statistical analysis methods, as well as proficiency with related software (Stata, SAS, R).

• Demonstrated experience using observational research study designs in the evaluation of occupational health and safety management systems and policy evaluation

• Demonstrated experience using large administrative occupational/ health data records for research purposes.

• Experience with writing scientif