Research Associate, Associated Research

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Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 192273

Department/Program: Associated Research , Research Services

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment ( 60% FTE) until 04/01/2026 x 1 position(s)

Start Date: November 2024

Union Status: Research , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 31.8709 - $ 43.5513 /hour

Closing Date: November 25, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

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

Job Summary

The Research Associate #2 is tasked with managing collaborative and multi­ personnel translational laboratory projects that involve using complex molecular biological techniques to process and analyze human biosamples for markers of disease.

Responsibilities

• Biosample processing, biobanking, and maintenance of sample logs
• Oversight of experimental design
• Data generation/compilation/analysis
• Attendance at weekly research progress meetings, especially to present results (in both numerical and graphical forms)
• Contribution to written drafts (conference presentations, peer­ reviewed manuscripts) for publication
• Contribution to written drafts of grant funding applications
• Training and supervision of junior laboratory personnel and trainees at all levels
• Coordination of interactions among other research team members
• General support of laboratory safety, infrastructure, and reagent/supplies inventory
  
  

Hours of Work

8.30 - 4.30, 7.5 hours shift per day

Your Qualifications

• Minimum university graduate degree (PhD preferred) in laboratory-focused life­ sciences program (e.g., Immunology, Microbiology, Cell Physiology, etc.)
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in a life-sciences research laboratory (supervisory experience an asset)
• Familiarity with current Microsoft Office and biological statistical software
• Up-to-date training in WHMIS and university-standard laboratory biosafety procedures
• Familiarity with routine laboratory standard operating procedures
• Experience with advanced molecular biological techniques and instrumentation required (especially cellular staining for TCR immunophenotyping, Luminex multiplex cytokine analysis, IFN signature RT-qPCR, RT-ddPCR multiarray miRNA analysis)
  
  

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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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.

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