Student Opportunity: Research Assistant, Health Emergency and Disaster

Job ID: 16849

Full Time Research Assistant

Eligibility Requirements: sfs.yorku.ca/work-study-programs

$16/per hour

30 hours/week

Start: May 11^th

End: August 28^th

Application Deadline: Sunday April 26^th @11:59pm

Applications are only accepted through the Career Centre. Go to careers.yorku.ca/online-system/ and search for the posting with the JobID.

Description

Under the supervision of Dr. James Orbinski, Director, the Health Emergency and Disaster RAY student will:

• Support the Health Emergency and Disaster working group (HED-WG) by identifying networks of academics and practitioners at the frontline of disaster risk management for training and research
• Conduct literature searches and prepare annotated bibliographies as requested, and maintain all files and documents in a shared OneDrive location
• Develop platforms to enable data-driven strategies for disaster and health emergency management including operationally practical simulation and training capacity around defined scenarios (i.e. pandemics)
• Attend the HED-WG weekly meetings at the DIGHR to explore and define a vision, goals and operational plan for a national and international Center of Excellence in Health Emergency and Disaster Management Training and Research capacity at York University
• Prepare weekly meetings agendas and background documents to be circulated one full week in advance of scheduled meetings
• Report full minutes of meetings within 24 hours of the meeting
• Reach out within the York University community, the GTA, Canada and internationally as directed by the HED-WG
• Prepare draft documents, budgets, power point presentations and excel spreadsheets as requested by the HED-WG
• Assist in writing and submitting a grant proposal for the New Frontiers in Research Fund

Specific research activities the student will be engaged in

• Create a structured and annotated bibliographic review of existing literature;
• Create a digital research archive of PDFs of identified papers;
• Create a series of draft PowerPoint presentations that capture the core conceptual content.

Type of research experience the student will receive:

• Critical thinking
• Conducting literature review
• Preparing presentations and written outputs of research

Type of training and support that will be provided to the student in carrying out these research activities:

• Methodological training on data analysis
• Subject matter training on global health and humanitarianism
• Day-to-day supervision by DIGHR Research Fellow
• Regular status meetings with your supervising full-time faculty and Dahdaleh Institute Director, Dr. James Orbinski

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate York student (we encourage applicants from diverse programs of study)
• Demonstrated interest in global health
• Demonstrated skills, experience, and familiarity with conducting literature reviews
• Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures
• Excellent communication skills: professional email/phone correspondence, public speaking, and presentation proficiency
• Excellent computer skills (word processing, email, database management, spreadsheets)
• Demonstrates an eagerness to learn and take on initiative
• Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
• Ability and willingness to work both independently and as part of a team with researchers, students, and staff

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