Location where work is to be performed:

Smyth, Alta Vista, General Hospital, CHEO Campuses

Session:

2025 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:

Research Methods and Experimental Design

Course Code:

CTM8101

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Natalia Jaworska

Date Posted:

July 23, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

August 07, 2025

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:0

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0

Correction - Notation / Grading:0

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

1

Expected Enrolment:

52

Work Start Date:

August 30, 2025

Work End Date:

December 30, 2025

Total Work Hours:

120

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Graduate Hourly Rate:

53.56

Undergraduate Hourly Rate:

33.99

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Requirements: 

• Understanding of translational research concepts, including study design, statistics (overview), knowledge of or experience with regulatory processes (e.g., REB/IRB; Health Canada; Good Clinical Practice [GCP]; EDI considerations in research).

• Must have graduate level training in Clinical Translational Medicine (CTM), ideally, or research experience focused on translational research (e.g., Clinical Neuroscience; Psychology; Epidemiology etc). Past teaching experience will be preferred.

• Preferred qualifications: Completion of relevant courses (ideally CTM) in the past 2 years with a high course grade is considered an asset.

• This is an online course (with perhaps 1-2 in person sessions – TBD); thus, proficiency with online tools is required. Access to online tools/internet/private place is required.

Nature of Work:

• Contact with students (~30 hours): Leading/facilitating discussion groups (online/virtual environment); leading optional review sessions for students before assignments, responding to student emails.

• Being present at all courses (mainly virtual). The course is currently scheduled for 3-6PM on Wed (Fall 2025)

• Preparation (~15 hours):

• Assisting with developing discussion group questions and assignment questions.

• Uploading documents to Brightspace (or assisting with this), organizing the breakout groups during each lecture and monitoring attendance and participation (i.e., moderating discussions; ensuring that cameras are turned on), developing assignment modules in Brightspace and grading.

• Regular weekly meetings with course coordinator/instructors (virtual) will be required.

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.

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