Research Coordinator

Date Posted: 07/07/2025
Req ID: 44108
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Dentistry
Department: Faculty of Dentistry
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

About us:

Exciting new advances and global challenges are radically reshaping the field of dentistry. Our vision at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto is to not just address and respond to these changes – but to thoughtfully and conscientiously shape the field of the future.

With our robust and comprehensive educational training programs (DDS, MSc, PhD degrees, IDAPP and other specialty programs), our emphasis on community outreach and care, and our internationally known and interdisciplinary research mission, the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto continues to earn its reputation as one of the top dental schools in North America. Throughout more than 150 years of dental education -- the oldest, largest and most comprehensive training program in Canada -- we have striven to graduate the highest quality of students while providing the public the highest standards of care.

We are driving by our vision to improve health by advancing dentistry through inspired leadership, innovation, and excellence in education, research and practice.


Your opportunity:

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the incumbent willsupport a range of projects being carried out by the Indigenous Oral Health Research Group at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. This position will provide effective and efficient service and support for research administration, database administration, research communications, coordinating daily activities and logistics, and other research initiatives. This position will oversee data collection and analysis for the research project on the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous Peoples.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Designing and posting adverts to recruit study participants
  • Designing online/ offline clinical survey forms and questionnaires for data collection
  • Disseminating and collecting research surveys and questionnaires
  • Entering and analysing data using RedCap, R, SPSS, and Stata for oral health surveys and clincial studies. Summarizing survey data analysis results in tables and graphs.
  • Handling sensitive and/or confidential information
  • Coding quantitative research data
  • Maintaining a databases and website
  • Providing orientation to others on work procedures and practices

 

Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum one year experience in research with Indigenous communities.
  • Experience working with and understanding of the First Nations Principles of OCAP®.
  • Experience with coordinating research studies, including recruitment, scheduling, and data collection.
  • Ensuring that the First Nations Principles of OCAP® are closely followed when working with First Nations peoples and data in research.
  • Strong computer skills with experience MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), database systems, survey tools and statistical software.
  • Strong technical skills and understanding of coding quantitative data, analyzing datasets, and maintaining databases using RedCap, R, SPSS, and Stata
  • Ability to synthesize and format data for reports and presentations
  • Strong written and verbal communication 
  • Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills, and balance competing priorities.
  • Possess tact, discretion and good judgement in dealing with confidential information.


Assets (Nonessential):

  • Experience with Project Management
  • Experience analyzing epidemiological and clinical oral health data


To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Communicator
  • Meticulous
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Procedural
  • Self-directed

 

Please note this position is for a 1-year term position.

Closing Date: 07/15/2025,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Grant - Term 
Schedule: Part-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 08 -- $62,832. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $80,351. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.


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