Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Smyth, Alta Vista, General Hospital, CHEO Campuses

Session:

2026 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne

Faculty:

Faculté de médecine/ Faculty of Medicine

Unit:

Faculty Payroll - Students and Casuals

Job Classification:

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Cours précis / Specific course

Course Title:

Health Intervention Designs I

Course Code:

EPI 6178

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Dr. Jennifer Reed and Dr. Kerri Anne Mullen

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/07/22

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/08/06

Description of tasks (hours):

Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

Recherche / Research:0

Préparation / Preparation:25

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:30

Correction - Notation / Grading:25

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

1

Expected Enrolment:

20

Work Start Date:

September 08, 2026

Work End Date:

December 18, 2026

Total Work Hours:

80

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Requirements:

• Knowledge of research methods and design of health intervention studies

• Experience in the medical/health research field

• Organizational, analytical and decision-making skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• PhD candidate, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, UofO or PhD candidate, School of Human Kinetics, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, UofO

Nature of Work:

• Practical introduction to intervention studies in the health field, including experimental and quasi-experimental studies and clinical and community trials. Question formulation; conduct of literature reviews; design issues (choice of research design and study population, implications for validity of results); ethical issues; instrument development; data collection and management; approach to data analysis; report writing and presentation. Examples drawn from both population and clinical research. Development and presentation of proposal for an intervention study.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need.

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