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Research Assistant – Multiple Positions

Published
Mar 6, 2023
Location
Yellowknife, NT
Category
Job Type
Salary
  • $75.00 per activity
Department
Health Effects Monitoring Program

Description

As a Research Assistant, you will work with children and youth between the ages 3 to 19, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The work of the Research Assistants is essential to the quality of data collected and the usefulness of the results for establishing health guidelines and priorities related to possible contaminant exposure in Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, and Dettah.

Work will take place from March 25 to June 30, 2023. The Research Assistant will work flexible hours and will  make their own schedule. Most work will take place during evenings and weekends.

Compensation is $75 per completed interview.  Research Assistants will also receive compensation for attending training and meetings. Research Assistants are expected to make between $3000 and $5000 during the sample collection period. 

Read the full job description at www.ykhemp.ca/job-opportunities/
To apply, email your resume to ykhemp@uottawa.ca

Responsibilities

Interviews & biological sample collection
You will interview both past and randomly selected participants, as part of a 5 year follow-up. Interviews and sample collection will take place from March 26 to June 30, 2023. During the interview, the questionnaire will be completed in participants’ homes, most often on evenings and on weekends. The interview process takes approximately 30 minutes, with extra time devoted to contacting participants, setting appointments, getting to the appointment, and following-up to collect biological samples. You will be required to maintain a complete and accurate record of interviews. You will be responsible for getting to and from appointments.

Canvassing
Part of your role will be to go door-to-door to seek participation from a list of randomly selected households. Responsibilities of this work include:

  • Introducing yourself and the study
  • Determining if anyone in the household is an eligible participant
  • Explaining the benefits of participating in the study
  • Scheduling an interview

Weekly meetings
You will be required to participate in weekly check-ins with your coordinator and bi-weekly virtual meetings with the full Research Assistant team.

Training
You will participate in a 1 day training workshop on Saturday, March 25. You will receive training in:

  • Conducting interviews (lifestyle and food frequency questionnaire)
  • Providing basic information about the program; and
  • Collecting samples of toenail clippings, urine and saliva from participants.

Qualifications

Experience

  • Experience with children and youth
  • Experience working with Word Excel
  • Knowledge of Yellowknife, the legacy of mining, and of local geographical features (ie. lakes, popular
    recreation spots) is desirable, but not required

Education

  • Minimum Grade 12 High School Diploma
  • Specialization in nursing, health sciences, environment, education is desirable, but not required

Qualifications

  • Clean Criminal Records’ Check with Vulnerable Sector prior to hire
  • Up to date Immunizations
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Data entry skills

Competencies

  • Cross-cultural skills
  • Independent and self-motivated
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Well organized with high attention to detail

Company Info

The Health Effects Monitoring Program (YKHEMP) started in 2017 to establish a baseline of contaminant
exposures and potential health effects in people living in Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, and Dettah, Northwest
Territories to ensure that the Giant Mine Remediation Project does not negatively impact the health of the
local residents during its remediation activities. Then, during remediation, as monitoring continues, new
results will be compared to the baseline to ensure participants’ arsenic levels are not increasing because of
work being done at Giant Mine.

The program is led by Dr. Laurie Chan, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Toxicology and
Environmental Health at the University of Ottawa. YKHEMP focuses on arsenic and other contaminants of
concern, including cadmium, lead, antimony, manganese and vanadium. To characterize any trends
between contaminant exposure and health effects, the study will be repeated every five years in children
and youth (spring 2023), and every ten years in adults (2028).

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