About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Position Summary:
The Research Assistant 2 assists the Research Supervisor in conducting research projects and as required, is responsible for the functional supervision of the Research Assistant 1 and/or Undergraduate/Graduate Research Assistant.
Duties:
- Manage a large team of student RAs to complete multiple projects for deadlines
- Organize and supervise the team's development of digital materials
- Design and conduct RCTs and qualitative studies around the team's stepped care program effectiveness
- Lead in the academic and community knowledge mobilization to promote team activities
- Oversee all RA contracts and finances, in collaboration with office director
Skills
- Ability to develop digital materials (interactive infographics, animated/narrated videos, promotional materials) using CANVA, Adobe, Powerpoint, MyCourses, Articulate Rise that meet accessibility standards
- Ability to design and conduct RCT from ethics to registration to completion
- Ability to use both SPSS and r to conduct analyses from basic to multi-level modelling
- Ability to conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups in both English and French
- Understanding and ability to implement stepped care low intensity digital programing
- Ability to independently conduct both academic and community knowledge mobilization (i.e., draft and revise publications and present at peer reviewed conferences as well as conducting workshops and talks in the community)
- Ability to manage a large team (12+) of casual student RAs to complete projects with tight deadlines and supporting team members in all project activities (e.g., material development, research, promotion)
- Ability to manage finances using excel and responsible fund management]
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years designing and conducting RCTs in relevant area (stepped care)
- Minimum 5 years developing digital materials
- Minimum 5 years experience with REBs, study design, statistical analyses and academic writing and presenting
- Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative interviews and focus groups in both English and French
- Documented strong research record as first author on multiple publications and peer reviewed conferences in relevant field
- Minimum 5 years experience as research project coordinator of projects with student RAs
- Experience with large fund management
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hourly Salary:
$43.36
Hours per Week:
40 (Full time)
Location:
Education Building
Supervisor:
Retiree
Position Start Date:
2025-12-29
Position End Date:
2026-01-08
Deadline to Apply:
2025-12-28
This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Position Summary:
The Research Assistant 2 assists the Research Supervisor in conducting research projects and as required, is responsible for the functional supervision of the Research Assistant 1 and/or Undergraduate/Graduate Research Assistant.
Duties:
- Manage a large team of student RAs to complete multiple projects for deadlines
- Organize and supervise the team's development of digital materials
- Design and conduct RCTs and qualitative studies around the team's stepped care program effectiveness
- Lead in the academic and community knowledge mobilization to promote team activities
- Oversee all RA contracts and finances, in collaboration with office director
Skills
- Ability to develop digital materials (interactive infographics, animated/narrated videos, promotional materials) using CANVA, Adobe, Powerpoint, MyCourses, Articulate Rise that meet accessibility standards
- Ability to design and conduct RCT from ethics to registration to completion
- Ability to use both SPSS and r to conduct analyses from basic to multi-level modelling
- Ability to conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups in both English and French
- Understanding and ability to implement stepped care low intensity digital programing
- Ability to independently conduct both academic and community knowledge mobilization (i.e., draft and revise publications and present at peer reviewed conferences as well as conducting workshops and talks in the community)
- Ability to manage a large team (12+) of casual student RAs to complete projects with tight deadlines and supporting team members in all project activities (e.g., material development, research, promotion)
- Ability to manage finances using excel and responsible fund management]
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years designing and conducting RCTs in relevant area (stepped care)
- Minimum 5 years developing digital materials
- Minimum 5 years experience with REBs, study design, statistical analyses and academic writing and presenting
- Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative interviews and focus groups in both English and French
- Documented strong research record as first author on multiple publications and peer reviewed conferences in relevant field
- Minimum 5 years experience as research project coordinator of projects with student RAs
- Experience with large fund management
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hourly Salary:
$43.36
Hours per Week:
40 (Full time)
Location:
Education Building
Supervisor:
Retiree
Position Start Date:
2025-12-29
Position End Date:
2026-01-08
Deadline to Apply:
2025-12-28
This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.