Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A

Job Title

Research Coordinator

Department

Hsiung Laboratory Division of Neurology | Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

May 11, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

December 31, 2026

Please note this is a part-time 6 month position with 0.5 FTE, equivalent to 17.5 hours per week.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
To coordinate clinical and laboratory research studies in Frontotemporal Dementia.

The office is in the second floor of the Koerner Pavilion in the UBC Hospital with both natural and fluorescent lighting. There are no known hazards.

Organizational Status

• Reports directly to the Program Manager and ultimately to the Principal Investigator of the research unit

• Interacts and works closely with the clinicians and other staff members of the UBC Division of Neurology and Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders

• Ensures proper implementation of study protocols among the UBC facilities

• Maintains contact with other collaborating organizations and sponsors

Work Performed

• Implements study procedures in accordance with research protocols
• Screens and recruits research subjects and devises strategies for effective recruitment
• Provides patient education on study background, purpose, procedures and potential benefits and risks, in order to obtain proper informed consents for subject participations in studies
• Manage research budget and ensure it is compliant with the study protocol
• Conducts patient clinical, behavioral and neuropsychological assessments
• Coordinates hospital service and fee approval for research studies
• Prepares and updates submissions to Clinical Research Ethics Board
• Writes and prepares regulatory documents
• Ensures accurate and timely data collection and troubleshoots data collection issues
• Liaises with the UBC Data Management Core
• Organizes collection, storage and shipment of biological samples
• Prepares and coordinates research grant submissions

Consequence of Error/Judgement

• Study may be jeopardized if not conducted according to ethical requirements as laid out by the University and other regulatory authorities

• Study files must be kept secured to ensure that patient confidentiality is not compromised

• An error within the realm of a research study may result in biased or incomplete data and skewed study results

• Any procedure or data record as part of the project must be accurate and must accurately reflect the work performed

• An error in scheduling study subject visits may result in a protocol deviation and or significantly increase study expenditures

• An error in the collection, storage or shipment of biological samples could result in them being rendered ineffective, requiring repeat collection

• Lack of careful attention to regulatory guidelines and approvals can lead to suspension of funding for the investigator as well as the University

The Research Coordinator will be held accountable for failure to perform duties as outlined above.

Supervision Received
Reports directly to the Program Manager with the Principal Investigator overseeing performance and results of the study.

Supervision Given
None.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with, and knowledge about, special populations such as patients with dementia.

• Experience with psychometric testing and knowledge of standard neuropsychological tests will be an asset.

• Working knowledge or research methodology and design.

• Appropriate knowledge of medical ethics.

• Ability to effectively use the computer with word processing software, spreadsheets, Internet, and database handling.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions in accordance with the broad research objectives.

• Ability to deal with a diversity of people in a calm, courteous, and effective manner.

• Appreciation of the importance of clinical and basic research.

• Ability to work independently as well as a team member in an interdisciplinary setting.

• Ability to independently organize workload.

About Us

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities globally. A large part of what makes us unique is the community of engaged students, faculty, and staff who are collectively committed to shaping a better world.

Recognized as a leading employer in British Columbia and Canada, UBC supports inspired students, faculty and staff on their journey of discovery, and challenges them to realize their greatest potential. New ideas, changing infrastructure, innovative technology, and fresh approaches are opening up possibilities for the future of research, teaching, and work. Are you ready to embrace the future together?

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, and/or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

If you have any accommodation or accessibility needs during the job application process, please contact the Centre for Workplace Accessibility at workplace.accessibility@ubc.ca.