• Job Description

  Req#: 182961
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  Company : IWK Health

  Requisition ID: 182961
  Location: Halifax
  Type of Employment: Casual Relief x 1 position(s)
  

  Start Date: July 2024
  Union Status: Research, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
  Compensation: $36.1519 - $44.7423/hour
  Closing Date: June 23, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

  Department/Program: Surg / Optha Res, Research Services

  IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

  Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

  The Opportunity

  An experienced and independent postdoctoral fellow is required to work within a productive interdisciplinary team with a primary focus on grant writing, facilitate research activities, and improving the quantity and quality of research projects within IWK Department of Surgery. Projects include creation of an annual report of the research activities from IWK Department of Surgery and grant writing (specifically assisting the PI on the IWK Research Centre Phase 1 - Development Grant: “Centre for Pediatric Surgery Research”).

  Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Creating, writing and reviewing grant applications
  • Creating an annual report of research activities as required.
  • Collaborating with internal and external partners
  • Data collection to support applications
  • Providing support with analysis and interpretation of data
  • Using data analytic techniques to confirm quality and accuracy of the data
  • Develop project budgets within the context of granting agency guidelines, operational demands and resource constraints
  • Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills
  • Demonstrate scientific writing skills, both for grant proposals and ethics submissions.

  Hours of Work

  Monday to Friday, 20 hours week

  Your Qualifications

  • A PhD, MD or equivalent, evidence of a minimum of 5 years of productive research experience
  • Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to set goals and make decisions that enhance applications
  • Organization skills and planning, including developing a work schedule, monitoring progress towards goals, and tracking details, data, information, and activities
  • Demonstrate a high level of time management and decision-making skills regarding setting priorities based on deadlines (both internal and external)
  • Data analysis experience considered an asset
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project) and Adobe Acrobat
  • Experience with budget preparations
  • Familiarity with Research in a Health Centre setting

  Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

  Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

  This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

  An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

  If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

• About the company

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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