Student Opportunity: Health Emergency and Disaster Research Assistant

Job ID: 18840

Application Deadline: Sunday August 9 @11:59pm

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

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

$16 per hour

5-10 hours per week

Start Date: September 7 2020

End Date: April 23 2021

Job Description

Under the supervision of Dr. James Orbinski, the Health Emergency and Disaster Research Assistant 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
• 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) 
• 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
• 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

Specific research activities the student(s) 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(s) 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(s) 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 DIGHR Director, Professor 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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