Research Associate, Indigenous Brain Health, Family Medicine

This full-time, one-year Research Associate position in Indigenous Brain Health involves conducting qualitative research and working relationally with Indigenous communities on culturally safe brain health care. Key responsibilities include qualitative data analysis, community liaison, and supporting knowledge sharing efforts. Applicants require a graduate degree in a health-related field or equivalent experience, with a strong understanding of community-engaged research and qualitative methods.

• Carrying out qualitative research processes and procedures, including developing recruitment materials and interview guides, conducting interviews, facilitating focus groups, and analyzing qualitative data in collaboration with the research team
• Ensuring team members are up-to-date and informed on progress and challenges throughout the research process
• Work collaboratively and respectfully with Indigenous community partners and healthcare partners to ensure inclusion of all voices in the completion of the research project
• Support writing for ethics submissions for new and existing projects when needed
• Support knowledge sharing efforts as required by each project, such as generating presentations and research posters, and drafting reports and manuscripts
• Conduct literature reviews, knowledge syntheses, and assist with scoping reviews

• Application Deadline: October 22, 2026
• Graduate degree in health-related field (i.e. nursing, health sciences) and/or 5+ years of experience in health care settings or health research in any of the following areas: Indigenous health, health services research, health policy or systems, health-related social science research and population/public health.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered
• In-depth understanding of community-engaged research practices, Metis Research Ethics Principles, OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession) and informed prior consent, and the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2, chapter nine
• In-depth understanding of ii' taa'poh'to'p, and its key concepts, particularly parallel paths and ethical space
• Experience working with equity-deserving communities, particularly engaging with community members
• Knowledge of qualitative research design, methods, and methodology is required. Knowledge of quantitative research design, methods, and methodology is an asset
• Strong inter-cultural communication skills is required
• Experience conducting interviews or focus groups in a health research environment is required
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and survey software (e.g. Qualtrics)
• Experience with qualitative analysis software (e.g. NVivo) is required. Experience with quantitative (e.g. SPSS/STATA) software is an asset
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills for the purpose of presentation and/or publication
• Must be open to learning and development and be flexible and willing to accept new challenges and assignments
• Experience and knowledge of the university's research ethics procedures is required